diff --git a/common.props b/common.props
index dc64b91344..240f80e39a 100644
--- a/common.props
+++ b/common.props
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\NuGet.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <Target Name="_PreserveFileProvidersEmbeddedPackageReference" AfterTargets="AddPrunePackageReferences">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PrunePackageReference Remove="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Embedded" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>