diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aefd5c0ef..d1048aee3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
   - communicator/winrm: execute scheduled tasks immediately on Windows XP
       since elevation isn't required [GH-6195]
   - communicator/winrm: Hide progress bars from PowerShell v5 [GH-6309]
+  - guests/arch: enable network device after setting it up [GH-5737]
   - guests/darwin: advanced networking works with more NICs [GH-6386]
   - guests/debian: graceful shutdown works properly with newer releases [GH-5986]
   - guests/fedora: Preserve `localhost` entry when changing hostname [GH-6203]
diff --git a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
index fd06c24ea..1b95469fc 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/arch/cap/configure_networks.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
             machine.communicate.upload(temp.path, "/tmp/vagrant_network")
             machine.communicate.sudo("mv /tmp/vagrant_network /etc/netctl/#{network[:device]}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("ip link set #{network[:device]} down && netctl start #{network[:device]}")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("ip link set #{network[:device]} down && netctl start #{network[:device]} && netctl enable #{network[:device]}")
           end
         end
       end