diff --git a/lib/capistrano/rsync.rb b/lib/capistrano/rsync.rb
index 758d96b..23238ff 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/rsync.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/rsync.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@
     rsync = %w[rsync]
     rsync.concat fetch(:rsync_options)
     rsync << fetch(:rsync_stage) + "/"
-    rsync << "#{user}#{role.hostname}:#{rsync_cache.call || release_path}"
+
+    if role.hostname == 'localhost'
+      rsync << "#{rsync_cache.call || release_path}"
+    else
+      rsync << "#{user}#{role.hostname}:#{rsync_cache.call || release_path}"
+    end
 
     Kernel.system *rsync
   end