diff --git a/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/change_host_name.rb
index ad7242c91..c65c32642 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/darwin/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           if !machine.communicate.test("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$' || hostname -s | grep '^#{name}$'")
             machine.communicate.sudo("scutil --set ComputerName #{name}")
             machine.communicate.sudo("scutil --set HostName #{name}")
-            machine.communicate.sudo("scutil --set LocalHostName #{name}")
+            # LocalHostName shouldn't contain dots.
+            # It is used by Bonjour and visible through file sharing services.
+            machine.communicate.sudo("scutil --set LocalHostName #{name.gsub(/\.+/, '')}")
             machine.communicate.sudo("hostname #{name}")
           end
         end