diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
index d92e98a612d5eeb71105fcb38e1a78cf8b08d01c..aa14e4cf7180db50e006c5c20c4f140940e2f362 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host) (net.IP, error) {
 		}
 		re := regexp.MustCompile(`hostonlyadapter2="(.*?)"`)
 		iface := re.FindStringSubmatch(string(out))[1]
-		ip, err := getIPForInterface(iface)
+		ipList, err := exec.Command(driver.VBoxManagePath(), "list", "hostonlyifs").Output()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting VM/Host IP address")
 		}
-		return ip, nil
+		re = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)Name:\s*` + iface + `.+IPAddress:\s*(\S+)`)
+		ip := re.FindStringSubmatch(string(ipList))[1]
+		return net.ParseIP(ip), nil
 	case driver.HyperKit:
 		return net.ParseIP("192.168.64.1"), nil
 	case driver.VMware: