diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup.rb
index 6c1b72d76..d2c7f6b42 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           return @app.call(env)
         end
 
+        if !env[:machine].env.host.capability?(:nfs_prune)
+          @logger.info("Host doesn't support pruning NFS. Skipping.")
+          return @app.call(env)
+        end
+
         @logger.info("NFS pruning. Valid IDs: #{env[:nfs_valid_ids].inspect}")
         env[:machine].env.host.capability(
           :nfs_prune, env[:machine].ui, env[:nfs_valid_ids])
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup_test.rb
index 9be10dd52..3fc329238 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/nfs/action_cleanup_test.rb
@@ -31,9 +31,18 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::SyncedFolderNFS::ActionCleanup do
     subject.call(env)
   end
 
+  it "does nothing if the host doesn't support pruning NFS" do
+    host.stub(:capability?).with(:nfs_prune).and_return(false)
+    host.should_receive(:capability).never
+    app.should_receive(:call).with(env)
+
+    subject.call(env)
+  end
+
   it "prunes the NFS entries if valid IDs are given" do
     env[:nfs_valid_ids] = [1,2,3]
 
+    host.stub(:capability?).with(:nfs_prune).and_return(true)
     host.should_receive(:capability).with(:nfs_prune, machine.ui, [1,2,3]).ordered
     app.should_receive(:call).with(env).ordered