diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb b/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
index 477cf81d9..74191f091 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/shell/provisioner.rb
@@ -111,12 +111,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               raise Vagrant::Errors::SSHNotReady if info.nil?
             end
 
+            comm.upload(path.to_s, upload_path)
             user = info[:username]
             comm.sudo("chown -R #{user} #{upload_path}",
                       error_check: false)
 
-            comm.upload(path.to_s, upload_path)
-
             if config.name
               @machine.ui.detail(I18n.t("vagrant.provisioners.shell.running",
                                       script: "script: #{config.name}"))