diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.cs
index b374a550b3..e73899d8b8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/ActiveDirectoryAuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ private IPublicClientApplication CreateClientAppInstance(PublicClientAppKey publ
             #if NETFRAMEWORK
             if (_iWin32WindowFunc is not null)
             {
-                builder.WithParentActivityOrWindow(_iWin32WindowFunc);
+                builder = builder.WithParentActivityOrWindow(_iWin32WindowFunc);
             }
             #endif