diff --git a/dirs.proj b/dirs.proj
index 0f24632b72..03fa51b3c4 100644
--- a/dirs.proj
+++ b/dirs.proj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="packages/**/*.*proj" />
     <ProjectReference Remove="**/*.shproj" />
     <ProjectReference Remove="src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/PortableXaml/**/*.*proj" />
+    <ProjectReference Remove="src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/**/*.*proj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="!Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\Android')">
     <ProjectReference Remove="src/Android/**/*.*proj" />