diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/import.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/import.rb
index cd614575c..0dfd52f89 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/import.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/action/import.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           # Import the virtual machine
           ovf_file = env[:machine].box.directory.join("box.ovf").to_s
           if Vagrant::Util::Platform.cygwin?
-            ovf_file = `cygpath -w #{ovf_file}`.chomp
+            ovf_file = `cygpath -m '#{ovf_file}'`.chomp
           end
           env[:machine].id = env[:machine].provider.driver.import(ovf_file) do |progress|
             env[:ui].clear_line