diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go b/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
index 0d53c44e9..556975023 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/step_configure_vmx.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 //   vmx_path string
 type StepConfigureVMX struct {
 	CustomData map[string]string
+	SkipFloppy  bool
 }
 
 func (s *StepConfigureVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
@@ -56,12 +57,15 @@ func (s *StepConfigureVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		vmxData[k] = v
 	}
 
-	// Set a floppy disk if we have one
-	if floppyPathRaw, ok := state.GetOk("floppy_path"); ok {
-		log.Println("Floppy path present, setting in VMX")
-		vmxData["floppy0.present"] = "TRUE"
-		vmxData["floppy0.filetype"] = "file"
-		vmxData["floppy0.filename"] = floppyPathRaw.(string)
+	// Set a floppy disk, but only if we should
+	if ! s.SkipFloppy {
+		// Set a floppy disk if we have one
+		if floppyPathRaw, ok := state.GetOk("floppy_path"); ok {
+			log.Println("Floppy path present, setting in VMX")
+			vmxData["floppy0.present"] = "TRUE"
+			vmxData["floppy0.filetype"] = "file"
+			vmxData["floppy0.filename"] = floppyPathRaw.(string)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := WriteVMX(vmxPath, vmxData); err != nil {
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
index ff77ef9cf..f9c752e23 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/builder.go
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanFiles{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepConfigureVMX{
 			CustomData: b.config.VMXDataPost,
+			SkipFloppy:  true,
 		},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCompactDisk{
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
index a1e7ae963..fb61b2559 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/builder.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanFiles{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepConfigureVMX{
 			CustomData: b.config.VMXDataPost,
+			SkipFloppy:  true,
 		},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCleanVMX{},
 		&vmwcommon.StepCompactDisk{