diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply.rb
index 9f313b790..8f7081875 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           super
 
           @recipe = nil if @recipe == UNSET_VALUE
-
-          if @upload_path == UNSET_VALUE
-            counter = self.class.get_and_update_counter(:chef_apply)
-            @upload_path = "/tmp/vagrant-chef-apply-#{counter}"
-          end
+          @upload_path = "/tmp/vagrant-chef-apply" if @upload_path == UNSET_VALUE
         end
 
         def validate(machine)
diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_apply.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_apply.rb
index ed857c3b3..a4fdcc145 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_apply.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/provisioner/chef_apply.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require "digest/md5"
 require "tempfile"
 
 require_relative "base"
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         # The destination (on the guest) where the recipe will live
         # @return [String]
-        def target_recipe_path
-          File.join(config.upload_path, "recipe.rb")
+        def target_recipe_path(key)
+          File.join(config.upload_path, "recipe-#{key}.rb")
         end
 
         # Write the raw recipe contents to a tempfile and upload that to the
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           file.rewind
 
           # Upload the tempfile to the guest
-          @machine.communicate.upload(file.path, target_recipe_path)
+          @machine.communicate.upload(
+            file.path,
+            target_recipe_path(Digest::MD5.hexdigest(config.recipe)))
         ensure
           # Delete our template
           file.close
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base_runner_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base_runner_test.rb
index 591ec743e..330c31616 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base_runner_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/base_runner_test.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Chef::Config::BaseRunner do
   describe "#provisioning_path" do
     it "defaults to a tmp_path" do
       subject.finalize!
-      expect(subject.provisioning_path).to match(%r{/tmp/vagrant-chef-\d+})
+      expect(subject.provisioning_path).to eq("/tmp/vagrant-chef")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply_test.rb
index 242eda7ad..135c04213 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_apply_test.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Chef::Config::ChefApply do
   describe "#upload_path" do
     it "defaults to /tmp/vagrant-chef-apply.rb" do
       subject.finalize!
-      expect(subject.upload_path).to match(%r{/tmp/vagrant-chef-apply-\d+})
+      expect(subject.upload_path).to eq("/tmp/vagrant-chef-apply")
     end
   end