diff --git a/builder/vmware/step_create_vmx.go b/builder/vmware/step_create_vmx.go
index 14fb59b5b..e2f7c028a 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/step_create_vmx.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/step_create_vmx.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ func (stepCreateVMX) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 		vmxData["floppy0.fileName"] = floppyPathRaw.(string)
 	}
 
+	// Set this so that no dialogs ever appear from Packer.
+	vmxData["msg.autoAnswer"] = "true"
+
 	vmxPath := filepath.Join(config.OutputDir, config.VMName+".vmx")
 	if err := WriteVMX(vmxPath, vmxData); err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating VMX file: %s", err)
@@ -137,7 +140,6 @@ ide1:0.fileName = "{{ .ISOPath }}"
 ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
 isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "FALSE"
 memsize = "512"
-msg.autoAnswer = "true"
 nvram = "{{ .Name }}.nvram"
 pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"
 pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"