diff --git a/lib/vagrant-cachier/bucket/apt_cacher.rb b/lib/vagrant-cachier/bucket/apt_cacher.rb
index de71661..4dfce7d 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant-cachier/bucket/apt_cacher.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant-cachier/bucket/apt_cacher.rb
@@ -12,17 +12,21 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           guest   = machine.guest
 
           if guest.capability?(:apt_cacher_dir)
-            guest_path = guest.capability(:apt_cacher_dir)
+            if machine.config.cache.enable_nfs
+              guest_path = guest.capability(:apt_cacher_dir)
 
-            @env[:cache_dirs] << guest_path
+              @env[:cache_dirs] << guest_path
 
-            machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
-              comm.execute("mkdir -p /tmp/vagrant-cache/#{@name}")
-              unless comm.test("test -L #{guest_path}")
-                comm.sudo("rm -rf #{guest_path}")
-                comm.sudo("mkdir -p `dirname #{guest_path}`")
-                comm.sudo("ln -s /tmp/vagrant-cache/#{@name} #{guest_path}")
+              machine.communicate.tap do |comm|
+                comm.execute("mkdir -p /tmp/vagrant-cache/#{@name}")
+                unless comm.test("test -L #{guest_path}")
+                  comm.sudo("rm -rf #{guest_path}")
+                  comm.sudo("mkdir -p `dirname #{guest_path}`")
+                  comm.sudo("ln -s /tmp/vagrant-cache/#{@name} #{guest_path}")
+                end
               end
+            else
+              @env[:ui].info I18n.t('vagrant_cachier.nfs_required', bucket: 'apt-cacher')
             end
           else
             @env[:ui].info I18n.t('vagrant_cachier.skipping_bucket', bucket: 'apt-cacher')
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index b8147ad..8badb39 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ en:
       Skipping %{bucket} cache bucket as the guest machine does not support it
     unknown_cache_scope: |-
       Unknown cache scope '%{cache_scope}' (allowed scopes: %{allowed})
+    nfs_required: |-
+      The '%{bucket}' cache bucket requires NFS to be enabled, please add
+      `config.cache.enable_nfs = true` to your Vagrantfile.
     will_fix_machine_cache_dir: |-
       A vagrant-cachier provider specific cache dir was found under
       '%{current_path}' and it will be moved to