diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
index 184e922ec49..5c63581f44c 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
@@ -5165,6 +5165,7 @@ Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
     </_TargetsThatPrepareProjectReferences>
 
     <GetCopyToOutputDirectoryItemsDependsOn>
+      $(GetCopyToOutputDirectoryItemsDependsOn);
       AssignTargetPaths;
       $(_TargetsThatPrepareProjectReferences);
       _GetProjectReferenceTargetFrameworkProperties;