diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/dotnet-cli/DotNetCli.targets b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/dotnet-cli/DotNetCli.targets
index b7d782bb40e..53e16d720d4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/dotnet-cli/DotNetCli.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/dotnet-cli/DotNetCli.targets
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
       <HelixPreCommands Condition="$(IsPosixShell)">$(HelixPreCommands);export PATH=$HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD/dotnet:$PATH</HelixPreCommands>
       <HelixPreCommands Condition="!$(IsPosixShell)">$(HelixPreCommands);set PATH=%HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD%\dotnet%3B%PATH%</HelixPreCommands> <!-- %3B is an escaped ; -->
+      <HelixPreCommands Condition="$(IsPosixShell)">$(HelixPreCommands);export DOTNET_ROOT=$HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD/dotnet;export DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1</HelixPreCommands>
+      <HelixPreCommands Condition="!$(IsPosixShell)">$(HelixPreCommands);set DOTNET_ROOT=%HELIX_CORRELATION_PAYLOAD%\dotnet;set DOTNET_CLI_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT=1</HelixPreCommands>
     </PropertyGroup>
   </Target>
 </Project>