diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
index 639c27bf03..eafff3b780 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\build\SourceGenerators.props" />
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\IsExternalInit.cs" Link="IsExternalInit.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="..\Shared\ModuleInitializer.cs" Link="ModuleInitializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\StringCompatibilityExtensions.cs" Link="Compatibility\StringCompatibilityExtensions.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 45cd4a932b..51f6cc92e9 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,10 +4,4 @@
   <Import Project="..\build\SourceLink.props" Condition="'$(DisableSourceLink)' == ''" />
   <Import Project="..\build\NetAnalyzers.props"/>
   <Import Project="..\build\ExternalConsumers.props"/>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Shared\ModuleInitializer.cs" >
-       <Link>Shared\_ModuleInitializer.cs</Link>
-       <Visible>false</Visible>
-    </Compile>
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Avalonia.Win32.csproj b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Avalonia.Win32.csproj
index 2c5f3e2ed1..61f5996a94 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Avalonia.Win32.csproj
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/Avalonia.Win32.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\..\build\DevAnalyzers.props" />
   <Import Project="..\..\..\build\SourceGenerators.props" />
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Compile Remove="..\..\Shared\ModuleInitializer.cs" />
     <Compile Remove="..\..\Shared\SourceGeneratorAttributes.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\..\build\TrimmingEnable.props" />