diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index ea68cf0efae7d..a82d05e3ddd1b 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
         "command": "dotnet",
         "args": [
           "build",
+          "-p:InnerTargets=CopyFilesForDebugging",
           "-p:GenerateFullPaths=true",
           "${workspaceFolder}/src/NuGet/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset/AnyCpu/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset.Package.csproj"
         ],
diff --git a/src/NuGet/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset/AnyCpu/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset.Package.csproj b/src/NuGet/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset/AnyCpu/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset.Package.csproj
index 2456300ab12c5..2182d50a670d7 100644
--- a/src/NuGet/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset/AnyCpu/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset.Package.csproj
+++ b/src/NuGet/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset/AnyCpu/Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset.Package.csproj
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@
 
       <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="@(_FileWithPath)" PackagePath="%(_FileWithPath.TargetPath)" />
     </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
 
-    <!-- Used for debugging parts of the toolset (e.g., build tasks).
-      Doesn't work in VS (where `<ProjectReference Targets="Publish" />` doesn't have any effect), hence we set `ContinueOnError="true"`. -->
+  <!-- Used to lay out all DLLs in one folder on disk via `dotnet build -p:InnerTargets=CopyFilesForDebugging`
+    so they can be then used for debugging parts of the toolset (e.g., build tasks). -->
+  <Target Name="CopyFilesForDebugging" DependsOnTargets="_GetFiles">
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(_FileWithPath)"
           DestinationFiles="$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)\%(_FileWithPath.TargetPath)"
           SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />