diff --git a/src/azure/cli/commands/vm.py b/src/azure/cli/commands/vm.py
index 7b9ca346485..c1d4b0f52f8 100644
--- a/src/azure/cli/commands/vm.py
+++ b/src/azure/cli/commands/vm.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 def _compute_client_factory():
     return get_service_client(ComputeManagementClient, ComputeManagementClientConfiguration)
 
+# TODO: Remove when [#115382979] has been resolved
+from azure.mgmt.compute.models import VirtualMachineExtension # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
+VirtualMachineExtension._validation['location']['required'] = False # pylint: disable=protected-access
+
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 build_operation("vm",
                 "availabilityset",