diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
index 26dd720d0..d35419457 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def self.change_host_name(machine, name)
           comm = machine.communicate
 
-          if !comm.test("getent hosts '#{name}'", sudo: false)
-            basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
+          basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
+          if !comm.test('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', sudo: false)
             comm.sudo <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '')
               hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
index 58ecdd7af..c76503c90 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
     let(:basename) { "banana-rama" }
 
     it "sets the hostname" do
-      comm.stub_command("getent hosts '#{name}'", exit_code: 1)
+      comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 1)
 
       cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
       expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/hostnamectl set-hostname '#{basename}'/)
     end
 
     it "does not change the hostname if already set" do
-      comm.stub_command("getent hosts '#{name}'", exit_code: 0)
+      comm.stub_command('test "$(hostnamectl --static status)" = "#{basename}"', exit_code: 0)
 
       cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
       expect(comm.received_commands.size).to eq(1)