diff --git a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/Microsoft.FSharp.NetSdk.props b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/Microsoft.FSharp.NetSdk.props
index f9c48d77e7c..a992617ca4d 100644
--- a/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/Microsoft.FSharp.NetSdk.props
+++ b/src/fsharp/FSharp.Build/Microsoft.FSharp.NetSdk.props
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ WARNING:  DO NOT MODIFY this file unless you are knowledgeable about MSBuild and
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DOTNET_HOST_PATH)' != ''">
     <FscToolPath Condition="'$(FscToolPath)' == ''">$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($(DOTNET_HOST_PATH)))</FscToolPath>
     <FscToolExe Condition="'$(FscToolExe)' == ''">$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($(DOTNET_HOST_PATH)))</FscToolExe>
-    <DotnetFscCompilerPath>"$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)fsc.exe"</DotnetFscCompilerPath>
+    <DotnetFscCompilerPath Condition="'$(DotnetFscCompilerPath)' == ''">"$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)fsc.exe"</DotnetFscCompilerPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(DisableImplicitSystemValueTupleReference)' != 'true'