diff --git a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/change_host_name.rb
index a32da048e..be0fd3079 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
             # Only do this if the hostname is not already set
             if !comm.test("sudo hostname | grep '#{name}'")
-              comm.sudo("sed -i 's/\\(HOSTNAME=\\).*/\\1#{name}/' /etc/rc.conf")
-              comm.sudo("hostname #{name}")
+              comm.sudo("hostnamectl set-hostname #{name}")
               comm.sudo("sed -i 's@^\\(127[.]0[.]0[.]1[[:space:]]\\+\\)@\\1#{name} @' /etc/hosts")
             end
           end