diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AssemblyResolution.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AssemblyResolution.targets
index d82062fadce..afda07d8c7d 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AssemblyResolution.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.AssemblyResolution.targets
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ _ResolveAssemblies MSBuild target.
       <_ProjectToBuild Include="$(MSBuildProjectFile)" AdditionalProperties="RuntimeIdentifier=%(_RIDs.Identity);$(_AdditionalProperties)" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <MSBuild
+        Condition=" '$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true' "
         Projects="@(_ProjectToBuild)"
         BuildInParallel="$(_AndroidBuildRuntimeIdentifiersInParallel)"
         Targets="_ComputeFilesToPublishForRuntimeIdentifiers">