diff --git a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/meta.rb b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/meta.rb
index 63af500c65a..7c0b2600652 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/meta.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/virtualbox/driver/meta.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ def read_version
             end
           end
 
-          parts = output.split("_")
+          version_line = output.each_line.find do |line|
+            !line.start_with?("WARNING:")
+          end
+
+          parts = version_line.to_s.split("_")
           return nil if parts.empty?
           parts[0].split("r")[0]
         end