diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/MSBuildReferences.projitems b/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/MSBuildReferences.projitems
index b5976b34..0ee172d3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/MSBuildReferences.projitems
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/MSBuildReferences.projitems
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build"                Version="$(MSBuildPackageReferenceVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build"                Version="$(MSBuildPackageReferenceVersion)" Condition=" '$(_IncludeMicrosoftBuildPackage)' == 'true' " />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework"      Version="$(MSBuildPackageReferenceVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core"     Version="$(MSBuildPackageReferenceVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="$(MSBuildPackageReferenceVersion)" />