diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
index 363f9f2f6987..4d9210b24d67 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     
     <SelfContained Condition="'$(SelfContained)' == ''">false</SelfContained>
     <_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost Condition="$(RuntimeIdentifier.StartsWith('ios')) or $(RuntimeIdentifier.StartsWith('tvos')) or $(RuntimeIdentifier.StartsWith('maccatalyst')) or $(RuntimeIdentifier.StartsWith('android')) or $(RuntimeIdentifier.StartsWith('browser'))">false</_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost>
+    <_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost Condition="'$(_IsPublishing)' == 'true' and '$(PublishAot)' == 'true'">false</_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost>
     <_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost Condition="'$(_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost)' == ''">true</_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost>
     <UseAppHost Condition="'$(UseAppHost)' == '' and
                            '$(_RuntimeIdentifierUsesAppHost)' == 'true' and