diff --git a/plugins/guests/smartos/cap/rsync.rb b/plugins/guests/smartos/cap/rsync.rb
index 870de8001..f8ad11bd1 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/smartos/cap/rsync.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/smartos/cap/rsync.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             comm.execute("#{sudo} chown -R #{username} '#{folder_opts[:guestpath]}'")
           end
         end
+
+        def self.rsync_pre(machine, folder_opts)
+          rsync_install(machine, folder_opts)
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/smartos/plugin.rb b/plugins/guests/smartos/plugin.rb
index b88312d29..b691609ce 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/smartos/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/smartos/plugin.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         require_relative "cap/rsync"
         Cap::RSync
       end
+
+      guest_capability("smartos", "rsync_pre") do
+        require_relative "cap/rsync"
+        Cap::RSync
+      end
     end
   end
 end