diff --git a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
index 0afb1c0f2..1fe42b884 100644
--- a/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
+++ b/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             hostpath, force: true)
         end
 
+        # Make sure the host path ends with a "/" to avoid creating
+        # a nested directory...
+        if !hostpath.end_with?("/")
+          hostpath += "/"
+        end
+
         # Connection information
         username = ssh_info[:username]
         host     = ssh_info[:host]