diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt.rb
index 7a1375e39..3c996f092 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       class Halt
         def self.halt(machine)
           begin
-            machine.communicate.sudo("/sbin/shutdown -h now")
+            machine.communicate.sudo("/usr/bin/systemctl poweroff &")
           rescue IOError, Vagrant::Errors::SSHDisconnected
             # Do nothing, because it probably means the machine shut down
             # and SSH connection was lost.
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt_test.rb
index 7b998aad1..af8f575df 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/halt_test.rb
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::Halt" do
     let(:cap) { caps.get(:halt) }
 
     it "runs the shutdown command" do
-      comm.expect_command("/sbin/shutdown -h now")
+      comm.expect_command("/usr/bin/systemctl poweroff &")
       cap.halt(machine)
     end
 
     it "does not raise an IOError" do
-      comm.stub_command("shutdown -h now", raise: IOError)
+      comm.stub_command("/usr/bin/systemctl poweroff &", raise: IOError)
       expect {
         cap.halt(machine)
       }.to_not raise_error
     end
 
     it "ignores a Vagrant::Errors::SSHDisconnected" do
-      comm.stub_command("shutdown -h now", raise: Vagrant::Errors::SSHDisconnected)
+      comm.stub_command("/usr/bin/systemctl poweroff &", raise: Vagrant::Errors::SSHDisconnected)
       expect {
         cap.halt(machine)
       }.to_not raise_error