diff --git a/src/MSBuild.UnitTests/XMake_Tests.cs b/src/MSBuild.UnitTests/XMake_Tests.cs
index a8d752ac5dd..f4eafd483a6 100644
--- a/src/MSBuild.UnitTests/XMake_Tests.cs
+++ b/src/MSBuild.UnitTests/XMake_Tests.cs
@@ -2879,6 +2879,35 @@ public void EndToEndMinimumMessageImportance_OutOfProc(string arguments, Message
             success.ShouldBeTrue();
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData("-v:diag -m:1 -tl:off")]
+        [InlineData("-v:diag -m -tl:off")]
+        [InlineData("-v:m -m:1 -tl:off")]
+        [InlineData("-v:m -m -tl:off")]
+        [InlineData("-v:diag -m:1 -tl:on")]
+        [InlineData("-v:diag -m -tl:on")]
+        [InlineData("-v:m -m:1 -tl:on")]
+        [InlineData("-v:m -m -tl:on")]
+        public void PreprocessProjectWell(string arguments)
+        {
+            string projectContents = ObjectModelHelpers.CleanupFileContents(
+                $"""
+                <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+                  <PropertyGroup>
+                    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+                  </PropertyGroup>
+                </Project>
+                """);
+            using TestEnvironment testEnvironment = TestEnvironment.Create();
+            TransientTestProjectWithFiles testProject = testEnvironment.CreateTestProjectWithFiles(projectContents);
+            var preprocessFile = Path.Combine(testProject.TestRoot, "Preprocess.xml");
+            arguments += $" -pp:{preprocessFile}";
+
+            string output = RunnerUtilities.ExecBootstrapedMSBuild($"{arguments} \"{testProject.ProjectFile}\"", out bool success, outputHelper: _output, attachProcessId: false);
+            success.ShouldBeTrue();
+            File.Exists(preprocessFile).ShouldBeTrue();
+        }
+
 #if FEATURE_ASSEMBLYLOADCONTEXT
         /// <summary>
         /// Ensure that tasks get loaded into their own <see cref="System.Runtime.Loader.AssemblyLoadContext"/>.
diff --git a/src/MSBuild/XMake.cs b/src/MSBuild/XMake.cs
index b1e2f485a27..dc0f4ba8bef 100644
--- a/src/MSBuild/XMake.cs
+++ b/src/MSBuild/XMake.cs
@@ -1393,7 +1393,8 @@ .. distributedLoggerRecords.Select(d => d.CentralLogger)
 
                 projectCollection = new ProjectCollection(
                     globalProperties,
-                    evaluationLoggers,
+                    // When using the switch -preprocess, the project isn't built. No logger is needed to pass to avoid the crash when loading project.
+                    isPreprocess ? null : evaluationLoggers,
                     null,
                     toolsetDefinitionLocations,
                     cpuCount,