diff --git a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
index 3a9345841..02e8837e9 100644
--- a/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
+++ b/plugins/provisioners/chef/config/chef_solo.rb
@@ -29,24 +29,20 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             @cookbooks_path = [[:host, "cookbooks"], [:vm, "cookbooks"]]
           end
 
-          # Make sure the path is an array.
-          @cookbooks_path = [@cookbooks_path] if \
-            !@cookbooks_path.is_a?(Array) || @cookbooks_path.first.is_a?(Symbol)
-
-          # Make sure all the paths are the proper format
-          @cookbooks_path.map! do |path|
-            path = [:host, path] if !path.is_a?(Array)
-            path
-          end
-
           @data_bags_path = [] if @data_bags_path == UNSET_VALUE
+          @roles_path     = [] if @roles_path == UNSET_VALUE
+
+          # Make sure the path is an array.
+          @cookbooks_path = prepare_folders_config(@cookbooks_path)
+          @data_bags_path = prepare_folders_config(@data_bags_path)
+          @roles_path     = prepare_folders_config(@roles_path)
+
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret = "/tmp/encrypted_data_bag_secret" if \
             @encrypted_data_bag_secret == UNSET_VALUE
           @encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path = nil if \
             @encrypted_data_bag_secret_key_path == UNSET_VALUE
           @nfs = false if @nfs == UNSET_VALUE
           @recipe_url = nil if @recipe_url == UNSET_VALUE
-          @roles_path = [] if @roles_path == UNSET_VALUE
         end
 
         def validate(machine)
@@ -68,6 +64,23 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
           { "chef solo provisioner" => errors }
         end
+
+        protected
+
+        # This takes any of the configurations that take a path or
+        # array of paths and turns it into the proper format.
+        #
+        # @return [Array]
+        def prepare_folders_config(config)
+          # Make sure the path is an array
+          config = [config] if !config.is_a?(Array) || config.first.is_a?(Symbol)
+
+          # Make sure all the paths are in the proper format
+          config.map do |path|
+            path = [:host, path] if !path.is_a?(Array)
+            path
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end