diff --git a/plugins/pushes/ftp/push.rb b/plugins/pushes/ftp/push.rb
index d153ae778..82c4da1e9 100644
--- a/plugins/pushes/ftp/push.rb
+++ b/plugins/pushes/ftp/push.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         files = Hash[*all_files.flat_map do |file|
           relative_path = relative_path_for(file, config.dir)
           destination = File.expand_path(File.join(config.destination, relative_path))
+          file = File.expand_path(file, env.root_path)
           [file, destination]
         end]