diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 9679650c78c5..4f791a9fbcf3 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsPackable)' == 'true'">
     <None Include="$(LicenseFile)"
           PackagePath="$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName('$(LicenseFile)'))"
-          Pack="true" />
+          Pack="true" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectFile)' != 'msi.csproj'" />
     <None Include="$(PackageThirdPartyNoticesFile)"
           PackagePath="$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName('$(PackageThirdPartyNoticesFile)'))"
           Pack="true" />
@@ -118,5 +118,4 @@
                      Pack="true" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
-
 </Project>