diff --git a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
index 27d3eb025..2d366893f 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/provisioners/chef_solo.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ module Vagrant
             # Path already exists on the virtual machine. Expand it
             # relative to where we're provisioning.
             remote_path = File.expand_path(path, config.provisioning_path)
+            
+            # Remove drive letter if running on a windows host
+            remote_path = remote_path.gsub(/^[a-zA-Z]:/, "")
           end
 
           # Return the result