diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
index 61d302538d7..a2ee61cfbad 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     _fetch_disk_info,
     _unlock_singlepass_encrypted_disk,
     _invoke_run_command,
-    _check_hyperV_gen
+    _check_hyperV_gen,
+    _get_cloud_init_script
 )
 from .exceptions import AzCommandError, SkuNotAvailableError, UnmanagedDiskCopyError, WindowsOsNotAvailableError, RunScriptNotFoundForIdError, SkuDoesNotSupportHyperV, ScriptReturnsError
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -63,8 +64,13 @@ def create(cmd, vm_name, resource_group_name, repair_password=None, repair_usern
             _check_hyperV_gen(source_vm)
 
         # Set up base create vm command
-        create_repair_vm_command = 'az vm create -g {g} -n {n} --tag {tag} --image {image} --admin-username {username} --admin-password {password}' \
-                                   .format(g=repair_group_name, n=repair_vm_name, tag=resource_tag, image=os_image_urn, username=repair_username, password=repair_password)
+        if is_linux:
+            create_repair_vm_command = 'az vm create -g {g} -n {n} --tag {tag} --image {image} --admin-username {username} --admin-password {password} --custom-data {cloud_init_script}' \
+                .format(g=repair_group_name, n=repair_vm_name, tag=resource_tag, image=os_image_urn, username=repair_username, password=repair_password, cloud_init_script=_get_cloud_init_script())
+        else:
+            create_repair_vm_command = 'az vm create -g {g} -n {n} --tag {tag} --image {image} --admin-username {username} --admin-password {password}' \
+                .format(g=repair_group_name, n=repair_vm_name, tag=resource_tag, image=os_image_urn, username=repair_username, password=repair_password)
+
         # Fetch VM size of repair VM
         sku = _fetch_compatible_sku(source_vm, enable_nested)
         if not sku:
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/repair_utils.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/repair_utils.py
index 7aaa4441072..b77bccb409e 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/repair_utils.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/repair_utils.py
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
+def _get_cloud_init_script():
+    REPAIR_DIR_NAME = 'azext_vm_repair'
+    SCRIPTS_DIR_NAME = 'scripts'
+    CLOUD_INIT = 'linux-build_setup-cloud-init.txt'
+    # Build absoulte path of driver script
+    loader = pkgutil.get_loader(REPAIR_DIR_NAME)
+    mod = loader.load_module(REPAIR_DIR_NAME)
+    rootpath = os.path.dirname(mod.__file__)
+    return os.path.join(rootpath, SCRIPTS_DIR_NAME, CLOUD_INIT)
+
+
 def _uses_managed_disk(vm):
     if vm.storage_profile.os_disk.managed_disk is None:
         return False
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/scripts/linux-build_setup-cloud-init.txt b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/scripts/linux-build_setup-cloud-init.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f61e4803f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/scripts/linux-build_setup-cloud-init.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#cloud-config
+# cloud-init script to setup the build environment for alar2
+
+runcmd:
+ - cd /root
+ - curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs -o rustinstall.sh
+ - chmod 700 rustinstall.sh
+ - ./rustinstall.sh -y --default-toolchain nightly
+ - apt-get update
+ - apt install -y build-essential
+