diff --git a/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb b/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
index a1da93b8a..36cab487d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/command/package.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,24 @@ module Vagrant
       def package_base
         vm = VM.find(options[:base], env)
         raise VMNotFoundError.new("Specified base VM not found: #{options[:base]}") if !vm.created?
-        vm.package(options)
+        package_vm(vm)
       end
 
       def package_target
         raise MultiVMTargetRequired.new("`vagrant package` requires the name of the VM to package in a multi-vm environment.") if target_vms.length > 1
         vm = target_vms.first
         raise VMNotCreatedError.new("The VM must be created to package it. Run `vagrant up` first.") if !vm.created?
-        vm.package(options)
+        package_vm(vm)
+      end
+
+      def package_vm(vm)
+        opts = options.inject({}) do |acc, data|
+          k,v = data
+          acc["package.#{k}"] = v
+          acc
+        end
+
+        vm.package(opts)
       end
     end
   end