diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 80a2c6569e..787f9a83f8 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="build\dependencies.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Microsoft ASP.NET Core</Product>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/aspnet/MetaPackages</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
+    <RepositoryRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RepositoryRoot>
     <GenerateUserSecretsAttribute>false</GenerateUserSecretsAttribute>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build\Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>