diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 143f356e234a..151432a442d9 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
   <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" />