diff --git a/nukebuild/Build.cs b/nukebuild/Build.cs
index 7e2bbc13bc..097815cc69 100644
--- a/nukebuild/Build.cs
+++ b/nukebuild/Build.cs
@@ -138,9 +138,19 @@ partial class Build : NukeBuild
                 .SetWorkingDirectory(webappDir)
                 .SetCommand("dist"));
         });
-    
-    Target Compile => _ => _
+
+    Target CompileNative => _ => _
         .DependsOn(Clean)
+        .OnlyWhenStatic(() => EnvironmentInfo.IsOsx)
+        .Executes(() =>
+        {
+            var project = $"{RootDirectory}/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/Avalonia.Native.OSX.xcodeproj/";
+            var args = $"-project {project} -configuration {Parameters.Configuration} CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR={RootDirectory}/Build/Products/Release";
+            ProcessTasks.StartProcess("xcodebuild", args).AssertZeroExitCode();
+        });
+
+    Target Compile => _ => _
+        .DependsOn(Clean, CompileNative)
         .DependsOn(CompileHtmlPreviewer)
         .Executes(async () =>
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Native/Avalonia.Native.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Native/Avalonia.Native.csproj
index f084411c2f..49bd578290 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Native/Avalonia.Native.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Native/Avalonia.Native.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <PackAvaloniaNative Condition="'$(PackAvaloniaNative)' == ''">$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform(OSX))</PackAvaloniaNative>
+    <IsPackable>$(PackAvaloniaNative)</IsPackable>
     <IsPackable Condition="'$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform(OSX))' == 'True'">true</IsPackable>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <CastXmlPath Condition="Exists('/usr/bin/castxml')">/usr/bin/castxml</CastXmlPath>
@@ -10,8 +11,9 @@
     <SharpGenGenerateConsumerBindMapping>false</SharpGenGenerateConsumerBindMapping>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release' AND '$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform(OSX))' == 'true'">
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(PackAvaloniaNative)' == 'true'">
     <Content Include="../../Build/Products/Release/libAvalonia.Native.OSX.dylib">
+      <Link>libAvaloniaNative.dylib</Link>
       <PackagePath>runtimes/osx/native/libAvaloniaNative.dylib</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
@@ -26,4 +28,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\packages\Avalonia\Avalonia.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Avalonia.Dialogs\Avalonia.Dialogs.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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