diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 3cd62b92ac..b5e2df0568 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     </ItemGroup>
 </Project>