diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
index 49c31241ad..8ec28fe037 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/deploy.bicep
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ module virtualNetwork_peering_local 'virtualNetworkPeerings/deploy.bicep' = [for
 // Remote to local peering (reverse)
 module virtualNetwork_peering_remote 'virtualNetworkPeerings/deploy.bicep' = [for (peering, index) in virtualNetworkPeerings: if (contains(peering, 'remotePeeringEnabled') ? peering.remotePeeringEnabled == true : false) {
   name: '${uniqueString(deployment().name, location)}-virtualNetworkPeering-remote-${index}'
-  scope: resourceGroup(split(peering.remoteVirtualNetworkId, '/')[4])
+  scope: resourceGroup(split(peering.remoteVirtualNetworkId, '/')[2], split(peering.remoteVirtualNetworkId, '/')[4])
   params: {
     localVnetName: last(split(peering.remoteVirtualNetworkId, '/'))
     remoteVirtualNetworkId: virtualNetwork.id