diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
index 9a67f0b37..e102625dc 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action.rb
@@ -391,11 +391,13 @@ module VagrantPlugins
                 b2.use PrepareClone
                 b2.use PrepareCloneSnapshot
                 b2.use CreateClone
+                b2.use DiscardState
               elsif env[:machine].provider_config.linked_clone
                 # We are cloning from the box
                 b2.use ImportMaster
                 b2.use PrepareCloneSnapshot
                 b2.use CreateClone
+                b2.use DiscardState
               else
                 # We are just doing a normal import from a box
                 b2.use Import