diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper_test.rb
index 9300b9458..860ea0403 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/synced_folders/rsync/helper_test.rb
@@ -295,6 +295,19 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::SyncedFolderRSync::RsyncHelper do
         expect(FileUtils).to receive(:remove_entry_secure).with("/tmp/vagrant-rsync-12345").and_return(true)
         subject.rsync_single(machine, ssh_info, opts)
       end
+
+      it "does not create tmp dir on windows platforms" do
+        allow(Vagrant::Util::Platform).to receive(:windows?).and_return(true)
+        allow(Dir).to receive(:mktmpdir).with("vagrant-rsync-").
+          and_return("/tmp/vagrant-rsync-12345")
+
+        expect(Vagrant::Util::Subprocess).to receive(:execute).with(any_args) { |*args|
+          expect(args).not_to include("ControlPath=/tmp/vagrant-rsync-12345")
+        }.and_return(result)
+
+        expect(FileUtils).not_to receive(:remove_entry_secure).with("/tmp/vagrant-rsync-12345")
+        subject.rsync_single(machine, ssh_info, opts)
+      end
     end
   end