diff --git a/lib/vagrant/systems/gentoo.rb b/lib/vagrant/systems/gentoo.rb
index 7b3d73219..609bc83f5 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/systems/gentoo.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/systems/gentoo.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 module Vagrant
   module Systems
     class Gentoo < Linux
+      def prepare_host_only_network
+        # Remove any previous host only network additions to the
+        # interface file.
+        vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
+          # Verify gentoo
+          # ssh.exec!("cat /etc/gentoo-release", :error_class => GentooError, :_key => :network_not_gentoo)
+
+          # Clear out any previous entries
+          ssh.exec!("sudo sed -e '/^#VAGRANT-BEGIN/,/^#VAGRANT-END/ d' /etc/conf.d/net > /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo su -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-interfaces > /etc/conf.d/net'")
+        end
+      end
+
       def enable_host_only_network(net_options)
         entry = TemplateRenderer.render('network_entry_gentoo', :net_options => net_options)
         vm.ssh.upload!(StringIO.new(entry), "/tmp/vagrant-network-entry")