diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/vagrant.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/vagrant.rb
index 6cb49366..0503bea0 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/vagrant.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/vagrant.rb
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def winrm_transport?
       # and share a local folder to that directory so that we don't pull them
       # down every single time
       def cache_directory
+        return if windows_host? && config[:provider] != "virtualbox"
         config[:cache_directory]
       end