diff --git a/pkg/api/vlabs/validate.go b/pkg/api/vlabs/validate.go
index 57b047e1b6..4c0d2263ff 100644
--- a/pkg/api/vlabs/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/api/vlabs/validate.go
@@ -819,6 +819,9 @@ func validateVNET(a *Properties) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if isCustomVNET {
+		if a.HasWindows() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("custom VNET not yet supported with Windows-enabled clusters")
+		}
 		subscription, resourcegroup, vnetname, _, e := GetVNETSubnetIDComponents(a.MasterProfile.VnetSubnetID)
 		if e != nil {
 			return e