diff --git a/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.bicep b/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.bicep
index 2d272099bc..28c1db21ae 100644
--- a/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.bicep
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ resource virtualNetwork 'Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks@2023-04-01' = {
 // You can safely remove the below child module (virtualNetwork_subnets) in your consumption of the module (virtualNetworks) to reduce the template size and duplication.
 //NOTE End  : ------------------------------------
 
+@batchSize(1)
 module virtualNetwork_subnets 'subnet/main.bicep' = [
   for (subnet, index) in subnets: {
     name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, location)}-subnet-${index}'
diff --git a/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.json b/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.json
index e6058d7533..900b04583d 100644
--- a/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.json
+++ b/avm/res/network/virtual-network/main.json
@@ -483,7 +483,9 @@
     "virtualNetwork_subnets": {
       "copy": {
         "name": "virtualNetwork_subnets",
-        "count": "[length(parameters('subnets'))]"
+        "count": "[length(parameters('subnets'))]",
+        "mode": "serial",
+        "batchSize": 1
       },
       "type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
       "apiVersion": "2022-09-01",