diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.Localization.MSBuild/MSBStrings.resx b/msbuild/Xamarin.Localization.MSBuild/MSBStrings.resx
index 73f4ff1ab063..f85052143906 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.Localization.MSBuild/MSBStrings.resx
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.Localization.MSBuild/MSBStrings.resx
@@ -1620,6 +1620,10 @@
         <value>Unable to copy the inputs to this task to the remote build server for unknown reasons. The build log may have more information.</value>
     </data>
 
+    <data name="E7164" xml:space="preserve">
+        <value>The task '{0}' is trying to call an external process, but a path to Xcode has not been provided. Please file an issue at https://github.com/dotnet/macios/issues/new/choose.</value>
+    </data>
+
     <data name="E7169" xml:space="preserve">
         <value>The task '{0}' requires the property '{1}' to be set. Please file an issue at https://github.com/dotnet/macios/issues/new/choose.</value>
     </data>
diff --git a/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks/Tasks/XamarinTask.cs b/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks/Tasks/XamarinTask.cs
index d52727b1a4be..f25ef2fd388c 100644
--- a/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks/Tasks/XamarinTask.cs
+++ b/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks/Tasks/XamarinTask.cs
@@ -111,17 +111,23 @@ protected string GetSdkPlatform (bool isSimulator)
 
 		internal protected System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Execution> ExecuteAsync (string fileName, IList<string> arguments, Dictionary<string, string?>? environment = null, bool showErrorIfFailure = true, string? workingDirectory = null, CancellationToken? cancellationToken = null)
 		{
-			return ExecuteAsync (Log, fileName, arguments, SdkDevPath, environment, showErrorIfFailure, workingDirectory, cancellationToken);
+			return ExecuteAsync (this, fileName, arguments, SdkDevPath, environment, showErrorIfFailure, workingDirectory, cancellationToken);
 		}
 
 		static int executionCounter;
-		static async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Execution> ExecuteAsync (TaskLoggingHelper log, string fileName, IList<string> arguments, string? sdkDevPath = null, Dictionary<string, string?>? environment = null, bool showErrorIfFailure = true, string? workingDirectory = null, CancellationToken? cancellationToken = null)
+		static async System.Threading.Tasks.Task<Execution> ExecuteAsync (Task task, string fileName, IList<string> arguments, string? sdkDevPath = null, Dictionary<string, string?>? environment = null, bool showErrorIfFailure = true, string? workingDirectory = null, CancellationToken? cancellationToken = null)
 		{
+			var log = task.Log;
 			// Create a new dictionary if we're given one, to make sure we don't change the caller's dictionary.
 			var launchEnvironment = environment is null ? new Dictionary<string, string?> () : new Dictionary<string, string?> (environment);
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (sdkDevPath))
 				launchEnvironment ["DEVELOPER_DIR"] = sdkDevPath;
 
+			if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.MacOSX && string.IsNullOrEmpty (sdkDevPath)) {
+				log.LogWarning (MSBStrings.E7164 /* The task '{0}' is trying to call an external process, but a path to Xcode has not been provided. Please file an issue at https://github.com/dotnet/macios/issues/new/choose. */, task.GetType ().Name);
+				log.LogMessage (MessageImportance.Low, Environment.StackTrace);
+			}
+
 			var currentId = Interlocked.Increment (ref executionCounter);
 			log.LogMessage (MessageImportance.Normal, MSBStrings.M0001, currentId, fileName, StringUtils.FormatArguments (arguments)); // Started external tool execution #{0}: {1} {2}
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (workingDirectory)) {
diff --git a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Tests/TestHelpers/TestBase.cs b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Tests/TestHelpers/TestBase.cs
index ad487abb6993..a039a785ba74 100644
--- a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Tests/TestHelpers/TestBase.cs
+++ b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks.Tests/TestHelpers/TestBase.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public virtual void Setup ()
 		{
 			var t = new T ();
 			t.BuildEngine = Engine;
+			if (t is XamarinTask xt)
+				xt.SdkDevPath = Configuration.xcode_root;
 			return t;
 		}