diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication/project.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication/project.json
index e5107da8fc..06de08d84b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication/project.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     },
     "netstandard1.3": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "System.Net.Http": "4.1.0-*"
+        "System.Net.Http": "4.0.1-*"
       },
       "imports": [
         "portable-net451"