diff --git a/libmachine/ssh/client.go b/libmachine/ssh/client.go
index ad880fb292..b356247890 100644
--- a/libmachine/ssh/client.go
+++ b/libmachine/ssh/client.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ const (
 var (
 	baseSSHArgs = []string{
 		"-F", "/dev/null",
-		"-o", "BatchMode=yes",
 		"-o", "PasswordAuthentication=no",
 		"-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no",
 		"-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null",