diff --git a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/disk.rb b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/disk.rb
index 423be34a8..d1691320d 100644
--- a/plugins/kernel_v2/config/disk.rb
+++ b/plugins/kernel_v2/config/disk.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
             @name = "vagrant_primary"
           else
             # TODO: Can't rely on `id` because it changes in between vagrant runs
-            #
-            # INSTEAD: Make name a hard requirement, and see if that solves things
-            @name = "vagrant_#{@type.to_s}_#{@id.split("-").last}"
+            #@name = "vagrant_#{@type.to_s}_#{@id.split("-").last}"
+            @name = nil
           end
         end
 
@@ -157,6 +156,10 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
         end
 
+        if !@name
+          errors << I18n.t("vagrant.config.disk.no_name_set", machine: machine.name)
+        end
+
         errors
       end
 
diff --git a/templates/locales/en.yml b/templates/locales/en.yml
index 1d91de3f5..abbd79f26 100644
--- a/templates/locales/en.yml
+++ b/templates/locales/en.yml
@@ -1812,6 +1812,8 @@ en:
           Disk file '%{file_path}' for disk '%{name}' on machine '%{machine}' does not exist.
         missing_provider: |-
           Guest '%{machine}' using provider '%{provider_name}' has provider specific config options for a provider other than '%{provider_name}'. These provider config options will be ignored for this guest
+        no_name_set: |-
+          A 'name' option is required when defining a disk for guest '%{machine}'.
       common:
         bad_field: "The following settings shouldn't exist: %{fields}"
       chef: