diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
index a50096022..6ece1d91e 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_2.rb
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def max_network_adapters
-          36
+          8
         end
 
         def read_forwarded_ports(uuid=nil, active_only=false)
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
index a2db97d50..7636d996f 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_4_3.rb
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def max_network_adapters
-          36
+          8
         end
 
         def read_forwarded_ports(uuid=nil, active_only=false)
diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
index f8a49eb51..31e42fd45 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/version_5_0.rb
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         end
 
         def max_network_adapters
-          36
+          8
         end
 
         def read_forwarded_ports(uuid=nil, active_only=false)