diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Tooling.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Tooling.targets
index ff86b19b484..ac0d22d81d6 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Tooling.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Tooling.targets
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ projects.
         AndroidSdkPlatform="$(_AndroidApiLevel)"
         AndroidManifest="$(_AndroidManifestAbs)"
         DesignTimeBuild="$(DesignTimeBuild)"
+        BuildingInsideVisualStudio="$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)"
         SupportedOSPlatformVersion="$(SupportedOSPlatformVersion)"
     >
       <Output TaskParameter="JavaPlatformJarPath" PropertyName="JavaPlatformJarPath" />