diff --git a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
index e79da8c7e..d2e63b76b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/action/vm/network.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ module Vagrant
             :adapter     => config[:adapter],
             :type        => :hostonly,
             :hostonly    => interface[:name],
-            :mac_address => config[:mac]
+            :mac_address => config[:mac],
+            :nic_type    => config[:nic_type]
           }
         end