diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj b/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
index bdb5882ef2..d8fcce803f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Avalonia.Base.csproj
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
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   </ItemGroup>
+  
+  <ItemGroup Label="Build dependency">
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\Avalonia.Build.Tasks\Avalonia.Build.Tasks.csproj" 
+                      SetTargetFramework="TargetFramework=netstandard2.0"
+                      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
+                      SkipGetTargetFrameworkProperties="true" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Compatibility\" />