diff --git a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
index dd3ac42389..a47c457098 100644
--- a/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
+++ b/drivers/virtualbox/virtualbox.go
@@ -184,7 +184,19 @@ func (d *Driver) SetConfigFromFlags(flags drivers.DriverOptions) error {
 // PreCreateCheck checks that VBoxManage exists and works
 func (d *Driver) PreCreateCheck() error {
 	// Check that VBoxManage exists and works
-	return d.vbm()
+	if err := d.vbm(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if d.IsVTXDisabled() {
+		// Let's log a warning to warn the user. When the vm is started, logs
+		// will be checked for an error anyway.
+		// We could fail right here but the method to check didn't prove being
+		// bulletproof.
+		log.Warn("This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory.")
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // IsVTXDisabledInTheVM checks if VT-X is disabled in the started vm.
@@ -218,14 +230,6 @@ func (d *Driver) Create() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if d.IsVTXDisabled() {
-		// Let's log a warning to warn the user. When the vm is started, logs
-		// will be checked for an error anyway.
-		// We could fail right here but the method to check didn't prove being
-		// bulletproof.
-		log.Warn("This computer doesn't have VT-X/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory.")
-	}
-
 	log.Infof("Creating VirtualBox VM...")
 
 	// import b2d VM if requested