diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
index 7e1326408..4a13ef51b 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts/bsd.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def nfs_prune(valid_ids)
+        return if !File.exist?("/etc/exports")
+
         @logger.info("Pruning invalid NFS entries...")
 
         output = false
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb b/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb
index 5b03db77b..c179fd1d4 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/hosts/linux.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ module Vagrant
       end
 
       def nfs_prune(valid_ids)
+        return if !File.exist?("/etc/exports")
+
         @logger.info("Pruning invalid NFS entries...")
 
         output = false