diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance.csproj
index ce7fa7c2b0..ec86613394 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Performance.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
     <ServerGarbageCollection>true</ServerGarbageCollection>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    
+    <!-- 
+    This is required right now for BenchmarkDotNet to restore the benchmarks. It is NOT ok to move this into
+    an imported .props file. See https://github.com/dotnet/BenchmarkDotNet/issues/406
+    -->
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>2.0.0-*</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>