diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
index d685eb4478..519e7eb4b3 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
@@ -216,9 +216,11 @@ func (p *azureDiskProvisioner) Provision(selectedNode *v1.Node, allowedTopologie
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error querying active zones: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		selectedAvailabilityZone, err = util.SelectZoneForVolume(zonePresent, zonesPresent, availabilityZone, availabilityZones, activeZones, selectedNode, allowedTopologies, p.options.PVC.Name)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if availabilityZone != "" || availabilityZones.Len() != 0 || activeZones.Len() != 0 || len(allowedTopologies) != 0 {
+			selectedAvailabilityZone, err = util.SelectZoneForVolume(zonePresent, zonesPresent, availabilityZone, availabilityZones, activeZones, selectedNode, allowedTopologies, p.options.PVC.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
 	}