diff --git a/scripts/vagrant/Vagrantfile b/scripts/vagrant/Vagrantfile
index ca0282a55..5e59aaf6f 100644
--- a/scripts/vagrant/Vagrantfile
+++ b/scripts/vagrant/Vagrantfile
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
       libvirt.disk_bus = "scsi"
     end
 
+    # Run generic/arch boxes explicitly with IDE bus,
+    # otherwise boot process fails on mounting the disk
+    if (distro.include?("arch"))
+      libvirt.disk_bus = "ide"
+    end
+
     if not vmemulator.empty?
       libvirt.emulator_path = "#{vmemulator}"
       libvirt.machine_type = "pc"