diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/vagrant/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/vagrant/default.nix
index 95b18eb72b52..3b03e4426ba6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/vagrant/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/vagrant/default.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ in buildRubyGem rec {
     in ''
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/vagrant" \
       --set GEM_PATH "${deps}/lib/ruby/gems/${ruby.version.libDir}" \
-      --prefix PATH ':' ${pathAdditions}
+      --prefix PATH ':' ${pathAdditions} \
+      --set-default VAGRANT_CHECKPOINT_DISABLE 1
 
     mkdir -p "$out/vagrant-plugins/plugins.d"
     echo '{}' > "$out/vagrant-plugins/plugins.json"