diff --git a/perfkitbenchmarker/providers/gcp/gcp_alloy_db.py b/perfkitbenchmarker/providers/gcp/gcp_alloy_db.py
index a57df363a3..3fdfba6e10 100644
--- a/perfkitbenchmarker/providers/gcp/gcp_alloy_db.py
+++ b/perfkitbenchmarker/providers/gcp/gcp_alloy_db.py
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ def _Create(self) -> None:
       cmd_string.append('--availability-type=REGIONAL')
     else:
       cmd_string.append('--availability-type=ZONAL')
+    if self.zone:
+      cmd_string.append(f'--zone={self.zone}')
     self._IssueAlloyDbCreateCommand(cmd_string)
 
     cmd_string = [