diff --git a/build/common.props b/build/common.props
index 506f240784..26a28ce97a 100644
--- a/build/common.props
+++ b/build/common.props
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">true</PublicSign>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)'!='' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
+
+    <!-- Binary compatiblity is not a goal for command-line tools. -->
+    <EnableApiCheck>false</EnableApiCheck>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>