diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
index 20a389d3e..e1f2ea29c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ module Vagrant
               path = parts.join("\\")
             end
           end
-          path.to_s
+          path
         end
 
         # Takes a windows path and formats it to the