diff --git a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/Configurations.props b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/Configurations.props
index c398e42e8994..129adad32f9c 100644
--- a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/Configurations.props
+++ b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/Configurations.props
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildConfigurations>
       netstandard;
+      netstandard1.0;
     </BuildConfigurations>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
index 13194f29052b..2fd41af3d00b 100644
--- a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/ref/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetGroup)' == 'netstandard1.0'">
+    <Reference Include="System.Runtime" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.targets))\dir.targets" />
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
index 5f0d41d100f6..f66881910a49 100644
--- a/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/src/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetGroup)'=='uap'">uap</DefineConstants>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetGroup)'=='uapaot'">uap;uapaot;netcore50</DefineConstants>
     <GeneratePlatformNotSupportedAssembly Condition="'$(TargetGroup)'=='NOTAREALTARGETGROUP'">true</GeneratePlatformNotSupportedAssembly>
+    <!-- use netstandard1.1 refs for win8 and wpa81 -->
+    <RefPath Condition="'$(TargetGroup)'=='wpa81' OR '$(TargetGroup)'=='win8'">$(RefRootPath)/netstandard1.1</RefPath>
     <!-- Clear runtime for wpa81 & win8: these project types don't use project.json and need to resolve without a runtime -->
     <PackageTargetRuntime Condition="'$(TargetGroup)'=='wpa81' OR '$(TargetGroup)'=='win8'">
     </PackageTargetRuntime>
diff --git a/src/Tools/GenerateProps/targetgroups.props b/src/Tools/GenerateProps/targetgroups.props
index ea4133e92f02..9a06eea7155b 100644
--- a/src/Tools/GenerateProps/targetgroups.props
+++ b/src/Tools/GenerateProps/targetgroups.props
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@
     </TargetGroups>
     <TargetGroups Include="win8">
       <NuGetTargetMoniker>Windows,Version=v8.0</NuGetTargetMoniker>
+      <CompatibleWith>netstandard1.1</CompatibleWith>
     </TargetGroups>
     <TargetGroups Include="wpa81">
       <NuGetTargetMoniker>WindowsPhoneApp,Version=v8.1</NuGetTargetMoniker>
+      <CompatibleWith>netstandard1.2</CompatibleWith>
     </TargetGroups>
     <TargetGroups Include="portable_net45+win8+sl5">
       <NuGetTargetMoniker>.NETPortable,Version=v0.0,Profile=Profile47</NuGetTargetMoniker>