diff --git a/lib/vagrant/systems/linux.rb b/lib/vagrant/systems/linux.rb
index a36ae49ad..4be54dd4d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/systems/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/systems/linux.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module Vagrant
 
         vm.ssh.execute do |ssh|
           ssh.exec!("sudo su -c 'cat /tmp/vagrant-network-entry >> /etc/network/interfaces'")
-          ssh.exec!("sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart")
+          ssh.exec!("sudo /sbin/ifup eth#{net_options[:adapter]}")
         end
       end