diff --git a/build/ReferenceCoreLibraries.props b/build/ReferenceCoreLibraries.props
index cffc2e0324..3766897e58 100644
--- a/build/ReferenceCoreLibraries.props
+++ b/build/ReferenceCoreLibraries.props
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project>
   <ItemGroup>
-      <ProjectReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj" ExcludeAssets="None" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>