diff --git a/website/source/docs/virtualbox/configuration.html.md b/website/source/docs/virtualbox/configuration.html.md
index bd1845bb1..df9b7f69a 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/virtualbox/configuration.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/virtualbox/configuration.html.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ To have backward compatibility:
 
 ```ruby
 config.vm.provider 'virtualbox' do |v|
-  v.linked_clone = true if Vagrant::VERSION =~ /^1.8/
+  v.linked_clone = true if Vagrant::VERSION >= '1.8.0'
 end
 ```