diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
index a016cd3a0..a4af45847 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm.rb
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         options ||= {}
 
+        if options[:nfs]
+          options[:type] = :nfs
+          options.delete(:nfs)
+        end
+
         if options.has_key?(:name)
           synced_folder_name = options.delete(:name)
         else
@@ -654,10 +659,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
         current_dir_shared = false
         @__synced_folders.each do |id, options|
-          if options[:nfs]
-            options[:type] = :nfs
-          end
-
           if options[:hostpath]  == '.'
             current_dir_shared = true
           end
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
index 243759de8..d35cf3a9a 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/kernel_v2/config/vm_test.rb
@@ -710,6 +710,19 @@ describe VagrantPlugins::Kernel_V2::VMConfig do
       expect(sf["/vagrant"][:foo]).to eq(:bar)
     end
 
+    # This is a little bit of a special case since nfs can be specified
+    # as `type: "nfs"` or `nfs: true`
+    it "properly overrides nfs" do
+      subject.synced_folder(".", "/vagrant", nfs: true)
+      subject.synced_folder(".", "/vagrant", type: "rsync")
+      subject.finalize!
+      sf = subject.synced_folders
+      expect(sf.length).to eq(1)
+      expect(sf).to have_key("/vagrant")
+      expect(sf["/vagrant"][:type]).to be(:rsync)
+      expect(sf["/vagrant"][:nfs]).to eq(nil)
+    end
+
     it "is not an error if guest path is empty but name is not" do
       subject.synced_folder(".", "", name: "my-vagrant-folder")
       subject.finalize!