diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
index 5b5c7c22c4d7..5042494984d2 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
@@ -67,8 +67,12 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 			// user network case
 			return net.ParseIP("10.0.2.2"), nil
 		}
-		// "socket_vmnet" and "vmnet-*" network case
-		return net.ParseIP(ipString), nil
+		// "socket_vmnet" and "vmnet-*" network case: host ip should be start address of subnet
+		vmIP := net.ParseIP(ipString).To4()
+		if vmIP == nil {
+			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error converting VM IP address to IPv4 address")
+		}
+		return net.IPv4(vmIP[0], vmIP[1], vmIP[2], byte(1)), nil
 	case driver.HyperV:
 		v := reflect.ValueOf(host.Driver).Elem()
 		var hypervVirtualSwitch string