diff --git a/scripts/generate-plugins.go b/scripts/generate-plugins.go
index 0867f97559..a10f1da6ef 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-plugins.go
+++ b/scripts/generate-plugins.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func makeProviderMap(items []plugin) string {
 func makeProvisionerMap(items []plugin) string {
 	output := ""
 	for _, item := range items {
-		output += fmt.Sprintf("\t\"%s\": func() terraform.ResourceProvisioner { return new(%s.%s) },\n", item.PluginName, item.ImportName, item.TypeName)
+		output += fmt.Sprintf("\t\"%s\":   %s.%s,\n", item.PluginName, item.ImportName, item.TypeName)
 	}
 	return output
 }
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ func discoverProviders() ([]plugin, error) {
 
 func discoverProvisioners() ([]plugin, error) {
 	path := "./builtin/provisioners"
-	typeID := "ResourceProvisioner"
-	typeName := ""
+	typeID := "terraform.ResourceProvisioner"
+	typeName := "Provisioner"
 	return discoverTypesInPath(path, typeID, typeName)
 }