diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/create_clone.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/create_clone.rb
index eae9eda5e..ac3ca519e 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/create_clone.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/create_clone.rb
@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         def call(env)
           # Get the snapshot to base the linked clone on. This defaults
           # to "base" which is automatically setup with linked clones.
-          snapshot = "base"
-          if env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone_snapshot
-            snapshot = env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone_snapshot
+          snapshot = nil
+          if env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone
+            snapshot = "base"
+            if env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone_snapshot
+              snapshot = env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone_snapshot
+            end
           end
 
           # Do the actual clone
-          env[:ui].info I18n.t(
-            "vagrant.actions.vm.clone.creating", name: env[:machine].box.name)
+          env[:ui].info I18n.t("vagrant.actions.vm.clone.creating")
           env[:machine].id = env[:machine].provider.driver.clonevm(
-            env[:master_id], env[:machine].box.name, snapshot) do |progress|
+            env[:master_id], snapshot) do |progress|
             env[:ui].clear_line
             env[:ui].report_progress(progress, 100, false)
           end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
index b51eec37a..f895739d3 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
-        def clonevm(master_id, box_name, snapshot_name)
-          @logger.debug("Creating linked clone from master vm with id #{master_id} from snapshot '#{snapshot_name}'")
+        def clonevm(master_id, snapshot_name)
+          machine_name = "temp_clone_#{(Time.now.to_f * 1000.0).to_i}_#{rand(100000)}"
+          args = ["--register", "--name", machine_name]
+          if snapshot_name
+            args += ["--snapshot", snapshot_name, "--options", "link"]
+          end
 
-          machine_name = "#{box_name}_#{snapshot_name}_clone_#{(Time.now.to_f * 1000.0).to_i}_#{rand(100000)}"
-          execute("clonevm", master_id, "--snapshot", snapshot_name, "--options", "link", "--register", "--name", machine_name)
-
-          return get_machine_id machine_name
+          execute("clonevm", master_id, *args)
+          return get_machine_id(machine_name)
         end
 
         def create_dhcp_server(network, options)
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
index 9762eda42..d13330c00 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
@@ -34,13 +34,15 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
-        def clonevm(master_id, box_name, snapshot_name)
-          @logger.debug("Creating linked clone from master vm with id #{master_id} from snapshot '#{snapshot_name}'")
+        def clonevm(master_id, snapshot_name)
+          machine_name = "temp_clone_#{(Time.now.to_f * 1000.0).to_i}_#{rand(100000)}"
+          args = ["--register", "--name", machine_name]
+          if snapshot_name
+            args += ["--snapshot", snapshot_name, "--options", "link"]
+          end
 
-          machine_name = "#{box_name}_#{snapshot_name}_clone_#{(Time.now.to_f * 1000.0).to_i}_#{rand(100000)}"
-          execute("clonevm", master_id, "--snapshot", snapshot_name, "--options", "link", "--register", "--name", machine_name)
-
-          return get_machine_id machine_name
+          execute("clonevm", master_id, *args)
+          return get_machine_id(machine_name)
         end
 
         def create_dhcp_server(network, options)
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index ff2f1fac1..d5fa23d2c 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ en:
             This is a one time operation. Once the master VM is prepared,
             it will be used as a base for linked clones, making the creation
             of new VMs take milliseconds on a modern system.
-          creating: Creating linked clone...
+          creating: Cloning VM...
           failure: Creation of the linked clone failed.
           create_master:
             failure: |-