diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 73954c7f4d..e8d4baba11 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(NETCoreSdkVersion.StartsWith('7.0'))">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(NETCoreSdkVersion), '7.0'))">
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);NET7SDK</DefineConstants>
   </PropertyGroup>  
 </Project>