diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 4b3d71ef4a0..6f7f67486ef 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "allowPrerelease": true
+    "allowPrerelease": true,
+    "paths": [ ".dotnet", "$host$" ],
+    "errorMessage": "The .NET SDK could not be found, please run a command-line build with ./build.cmd."
   },
   "tools": {
     "dotnet": "9.0.106",