diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index bea7349905..71f1b99bd3 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
 
   config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true
   if (/darwin/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM) != nil
-    config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/srv/zulip", type: "nfs"
+    config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/srv/zulip", type: "nfs",
+        linux__nfs_options: ['rw']
     config.vm.network "private_network", type: "dhcp"
   else
     config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/srv/zulip"