diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_nfs.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_nfs.rb
index ecc3ea9ee..26dfb625d 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_nfs.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_nfs.rb
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             end
 
             # Emit an upstart event if we can
-            if machine.communicate.test("test -x /sbin/initctl && test 'upstart' = $(basename $(sudo readlink /proc/1/exe))")
-              machine.communicate.sudo(
-                "/sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT=#{expanded_guest_path}")
-            end
+            machine.communicate.sudo <<-SCRIPT
+if command -v /sbin/init &>/dev/null && /sbin/init --version | grep upstart &>/dev/null; then
+  /sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT='#{expanded_guest_path}'
+fi
+SCRIPT
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_smb_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_smb_shared_folder.rb
index 136ccfb8a..af96104e5 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_smb_shared_folder.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_smb_shared_folder.rb
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           # Emit an upstart event if we can
-          if machine.communicate.test("test -x /sbin/initctl && test 'upstart' = $(basename $(sudo readlink /proc/1/exe))")
-            machine.communicate.sudo(
-              "/sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT=#{expanded_guest_path}")
-          end
+          machine.communicate.sudo <<-SCRIPT
+if command -v /sbin/init &>/dev/null && /sbin/init --version | grep upstart &>/dev/null; then
+  /sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT='#{expanded_guest_path}'
+fi
+SCRIPT
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
index 56c864b6b..57fdc207f 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/linux/cap/mount_virtualbox_shared_folder.rb
@@ -80,10 +80,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
 
           # Emit an upstart event if we can
-          if machine.communicate.test("test -x /sbin/initctl && test 'upstart' = $(basename $(sudo readlink /proc/1/exe))")
-            machine.communicate.sudo(
-              "/sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT=#{expanded_guest_path}")
-          end
+          machine.communicate.sudo <<-SCRIPT
+if command -v /sbin/init &>/dev/null && /sbin/init --version | grep upstart &>/dev/null; then
+  /sbin/initctl emit --no-wait vagrant-mounted MOUNTPOINT='#{expanded_guest_path}'
+fi
+SCRIPT
         end
 
         def self.unmount_virtualbox_shared_folder(machine, guestpath, options)