diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/project.json b/samples/MvcSample.Web/project.json
index 66e0feda2d..ada8920f2c 100644
--- a/samples/MvcSample.Web/project.json
+++ b/samples/MvcSample.Web/project.json
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
         "aspnetcore50": {
             "dependencies": { }
         }
-    }
+    },
+    "webroot": "wwwroot"
 }
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Content/api-description.css b/samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/Content/api-description.css
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/MvcSample.Web/Content/api-description.css
rename to samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/Content/api-description.css
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/Content/bootstrap.min.css b/samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/Content/bootstrap.min.css
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/MvcSample.Web/Content/bootstrap.min.css
rename to samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/Content/bootstrap.min.css
diff --git a/samples/MvcSample.Web/sample.txt b/samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/sample.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/MvcSample.Web/sample.txt
rename to samples/MvcSample.Web/wwwroot/sample.txt