diff --git a/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Communications/NodeProviderOutOfProcBase.cs b/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Communications/NodeProviderOutOfProcBase.cs
index ef21df23454..864b6f8ce81 100644
--- a/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Communications/NodeProviderOutOfProcBase.cs
+++ b/src/Build/BackEnd/Components/Communications/NodeProviderOutOfProcBase.cs
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ private static string GetCurrentHost()
 #if RUNTIME_TYPE_NETCORE || MONO
             if (CurrentHost == null)
             {
-                string dotnetExe = Path.Combine(FileUtilities.GetFolderAbove(BuildEnvironmentHelper.Instance.CurrentMSBuildExePath, 2),
+                string dotnetExe = Path.Combine(FileUtilities.GetFolderAbove(BuildEnvironmentHelper.Instance.CurrentMSBuildToolsDirectory, 2),
                     NativeMethodsShared.IsWindows ? "dotnet.exe" : "dotnet");
                 if (File.Exists(dotnetExe))
                 {