diff --git a/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go b/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
index 8dd5796ce..bfecd27ff 100644
--- a/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/shell/provisioner.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error opening shell script: %s", err)
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
+		info, _ := f.Stat()
 
 		// Compile the command
 		p.config.ctx.Data = &ExecuteCommandTemplate{
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ui packer.Ui, comm packer.Communicator) error {
 				r = &UnixReader{Reader: r}
 			}
 
-			if err := comm.Upload(p.config.RemotePath, r, nil); err != nil {
+			if err := comm.Upload(p.config.RemotePath, r, &info); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Error uploading script: %s", err)
 			}