diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
index f5adf04f525..fd0fb220580 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets
@@ -4827,9 +4827,11 @@ Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
          input to projects that reference this one. -->
     <Touch Files="@(CopyUpToDateMarker)"
            AlwaysCreate="true"
-           Condition="'@(ReferencesCopiedInThisBuild)' != '' and '$(WroteAtLeastOneFile)' == 'true'">
-        <Output TaskParameter="TouchedFiles" ItemName="FileWrites" />
-    </Touch>
+           Condition="'@(ReferencesCopiedInThisBuild)' != '' and '$(WroteAtLeastOneFile)' == 'true'" />
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <FileWrites Include="@(CopyUpToDateMarker)" />
+    </ItemGroup>
 
   </Target>