diff --git a/bin/vagrant b/bin/vagrant
index 4fc6b96fa..fce68c857 100755
--- a/bin/vagrant
+++ b/bin/vagrant
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ end
 # then also initialize the paths to the plugins.
 require "bundler"
 begin
-  Bundler.setup(:default, :plugins)
+  $vagrant_bundler_runtime = Bundler.setup(:default, :plugins)
 rescue Bundler::GemNotFound
   $stderr.puts "Bundler, the underlying system used to manage Vagrant plugins,"
   $stderr.puts "is reporting that a plugin or its dependency can't be found."
diff --git a/lib/vagrant.rb b/lib/vagrant.rb
index 3ae4c1154..a84bb1b05 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ end
 if Vagrant.plugins_enabled?
   begin
     global_logger.info("Loading plugins!")
-    Bundler.require(:plugins)
+    $vagrant_bundler_runtime.require(:plugins)
   rescue Exception => e
     raise Vagrant::Errors::PluginLoadError, message: e.to_s
   end