diff --git a/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go b/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
index c5b3ee7c5..346382e43 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type config struct {
 	Inline []string
 
 	// The local path of the shell script to upload and execute.
-	Path string
+	Script string
 
 	// An array of multiple scripts to run.
 	Scripts []string
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 
 	errs := make([]error, 0)
 
-	if p.config.Path != "" && len(p.config.Scripts) > 0 {
-		errs = append(errs, errors.New("Only one of path or scripts can be specified."))
+	if p.config.Script != "" && len(p.config.Scripts) > 0 {
+		errs = append(errs, errors.New("Only one of script or scripts can be specified."))
 	}
 
-	if p.config.Path != "" {
-		p.config.Scripts = []string{p.config.Path}
+	if p.config.Script != "" {
+		p.config.Scripts = []string{p.config.Script}
 	}
 
 	if len(p.config.Scripts) == 0 && p.config.Inline == nil {
diff --git a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
index bb4209051..1e061a301 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell/provisioner_test.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_Defaults(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestProvisionerPrepare_Path(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProvisionerPrepare_Script(t *testing.T) {
 	config := testConfig()
 	delete(config, "inline")
 
-	config["path"] = "/this/should/not/exist"
+	config["script"] = "/this/should/not/exist"
 	p := new(Provisioner)
 	err := p.Prepare(config)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_Path(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.Remove(tf.Name())
 
-	config["path"] = tf.Name()
+	config["script"] = tf.Name()
 	p = new(Provisioner)
 	err = p.Prepare(config)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_Path(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestProvisionerPrepare_PathAndInline(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProvisionerPrepare_ScriptAndInline(t *testing.T) {
 	var p Provisioner
 	config := testConfig()
 
 	delete(config, "inline")
-	delete(config, "path")
+	delete(config, "script")
 	err := p.Prepare(config)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("should have error")
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ func TestProvisionerPrepare_PathAndInline(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Remove(tf.Name())
 
 	config["inline"] = []interface{}{"foo"}
-	config["path"] = tf.Name()
+	config["script"] = tf.Name()
 	err = p.Prepare(config)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("should have error")
 	}
 }
 
-func TestProvisionerPrepare_PathAndScripts(t *testing.T) {
+func TestProvisionerPrepare_ScriptAndScripts(t *testing.T) {
 	var p Provisioner
 	config := testConfig()