diff --git a/vmware/manifests/guest.pp b/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
index a5fa7a3..51677dc 100644
--- a/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
+++ b/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class vmware::guest::centos {
 class vmware::guest::ubuntu {
 
     require gnu::gcc
+    require gnu::make
 
     if ! $vmware_tools_package {
         if $vmware_tools_package_latest {
@@ -64,27 +65,31 @@ class vmware::guest::ubuntu {
         source  => "/usr/local/src/vmwaretools.tar.gz",
         require => File["/usr/local/src/vmwaretools.tar.gz"],
     }
+
+    if versioncmp($::kernelversion, "3.9") >= 0 {
+        $creates = "/etc/init/vmware-tools.conf"
+    } else {
+        $creates = "/lib/modules/${::kernelrelease}/misc/vmci.ko"
+    }
+
     exec { "vmware-install.pl":
-        command     => "/bin/sh -c 'unset DISPLAY REMOTEHOST SSH_CONNECTION ; perl vmware-install.pl -d ; test -f /lib/modules/${kernelrelease}/misc/vmci.ko'",
+        command     => "/bin/sh -c 'umask 022; unset DISPLAY REMOTEHOST SSH_CONNECTION; perl vmware-install.pl -d; test -f ${creates}'",
         path        => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
         cwd         => "/usr/local/src/vmwaretools",
         environment => [ "PAGER=/bin/cat", ],
-        creates     => "/lib/modules/${kernelrelease}/misc/vmci.ko",
+        creates     => $creates,
         require     => Util::Extract::Tar["/usr/local/src/vmwaretools"],
     }
+
     file { "/etc/init.d/vmware-tools":
         ensure => link,
         target => "/lib/init/upstart-job",
         before => Service["vmware-tools"],
     }
     service { "vmware-tools":
-        ensure     => running,
-        enable     => true,
-        hasrestart => false,
-        start      => "service vmware-tools start",
-        stop       => "service vmware-tools stop",
-        status     => "service vmware-tools status",
-        subscribe  => Exec["vmware-install.pl"],
+        ensure    => running,
+        enable    => true,
+        subscribe => Exec["vmware-install.pl"],
     }
 
 }