diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb b/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
index 316133e97..5feb3712b 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/docker/client.rb
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       end
 
       def create_container(config)
-        args = "-cidfile=#{config[:cidfile]} "
+        args = "--cidfile=#{config[:cidfile]} "
         args << "-d " if config[:daemonize]
-        args << "-name #{config[:name]} " if config[:name] && config[:auto_assign_name]
+        args << "--name #{config[:name]} " if config[:name] && config[:auto_assign_name]
         args << config[:args] if config[:args]
         @machine.communicate.sudo %[
           rm -f #{config[:cidfile]}