diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index 44912694..12ad8bf3 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -814,7 +814,8 @@ function MSBuild-Core() {
       Write-Host "See log: $buildLog" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
     }
 
-    if ($ci) {
+    # When running on Azure Pipelines, override the returned exit code to avoid double logging.
+    if ($ci -and $env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER -ne $null) {
       Write-PipelineSetResult -Result "Failed" -Message "msbuild execution failed."
       # Exiting with an exit code causes the azure pipelines task to log yet another "noise" error
       # The above Write-PipelineSetResult will cause the task to be marked as failure without adding yet another error
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.sh b/eng/common/tools.sh
index c110d0ed..2cd59700 100755
--- a/eng/common/tools.sh
+++ b/eng/common/tools.sh
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ function MSBuild-Core {
       # We should not Write-PipelineTaskError here because that message shows up in the build summary
       # The build already logged an error, that's the reason it failed. Producing an error here only adds noise.
       echo "Build failed with exit code $exit_code. Check errors above."
-      if [[ "$ci" == "true" ]]; then
+
+      # When running on Azure Pipelines, override the returned exit code to avoid double logging.
+      if [[ "$ci" == "true" && -n ${BUILD_BUILDNUMBER:-} ]]; then
         Write-PipelineSetResult -result "Failed" -message "msbuild execution failed."
         # Exiting with an exit code causes the azure pipelines task to log yet another "noise" error
         # The above Write-PipelineSetResult will cause the task to be marked as failure without adding yet another error