diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb b/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
index 77302cb33..e036e5d5e 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/puppet/provisioner/puppet.rb
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           # Share the manifests directory with the guest
           root_config.vm.synced_folder(
-            @expanded_manifests_path, manifests_guest_path)
+            @expanded_manifests_path, manifests_guest_path, { :owner => 'root' } )
 
           # Share the module paths
           count = 0
           @module_paths.each do |from, to|
             # Sorry for the cryptic key here, but VirtualBox has a strange limit on
             # maximum size for it and its something small (around 10)
-            root_config.vm.synced_folder(from, to)
+            root_config.vm.synced_folder(from, to, { :owner => 'root' } )
             count += 1
           end
         end