diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
index 7beab0025..8a1bd2cef 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/ansible/provisioner.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       end
 
       def setup_inventory_file
-        return config.inventory_file if config.inventory_file
+        return config.inventory_path if config.inventory_path
 
         ssh = @machine.ssh_info