diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99d6c119f..0c5e2ed00 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ BUG FIXES:
     Vagrantfile can cause errors.
   - core: `VAGRANT_VAGRANTFILE` env var only applies to the project
     Vagrantfile name. [GH-2130]
+  - provisioners/chef: Work even with restrictive umask on user. [GH-2121]
   - provisioners/puppet: No more "shared folders cannot be found" error.
     [GH-2134]
 
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
index 22de7b344..89968c1cf 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_solo.rb
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def verify_shared_folders(folders)
           folders.each do |folder|
             @logger.debug("Checking for shared folder: #{folder}")
-            if !@machine.communicate.test("test -d #{folder}")
+            if !@machine.communicate.test("test -d #{folder}", sudo: true)
               raise ChefError, :missing_shared_folders
             end
           end