diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.props b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.props
index 3835aa5e97..deea3aa391 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.props
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.props
@@ -7,15 +7,5 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(EnableDefaultItems)'=='True'">
     <AvaloniaXaml Include="**\*.axaml" SubType="Designer" />
     <AvaloniaXaml Include="**\*.paml" SubType="Designer" />
-    <None Remove="**\*.axaml" />
-    <None Remove="**\*.paml" />
-    <Compile Update="**\*.paml.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>%(Filename)</DependentUpon>
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
-    <Compile Update="**\*.axaml.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>%(Filename)</DependentUpon>
-      <SubType>Code</SubType>
-    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
index 68b54c0916..84a62bb5c0 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
     <_AvaloniaUseExternalMSBuild Condition="'$(_AvaloniaForceInternalMSBuild)' == 'true'">false</_AvaloniaUseExternalMSBuild>
     <AvaloniaXamlReportImportance Condition="'$(AvaloniaXamlReportImportance)' == ''">low</AvaloniaXamlReportImportance>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- Unfortunately we have to update default items in .targets since custom nuget props are improted before Microsoft.NET.Sdk.DefaultItems.props -->
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(EnableDefaultItems)'=='True'">
+    <Compile Update="**\*.paml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>%(Filename)</DependentUpon>
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Update="**\*.axaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>%(Filename)</DependentUpon>
+      <SubType>Code</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <None Remove="**\*.axaml" />
+    <None Remove="**\*.paml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   
   <UsingTask TaskName="GenerateAvaloniaResourcesTask"
              AssemblyFile="$(AvaloniaBuildTasksLocation)"