diff --git a/eng/illink.targets b/eng/illink.targets
index 2a49deae55dc44..106b7126f21c7b 100644
--- a/eng/illink.targets
+++ b/eng/illink.targets
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@
     <ILLink AssemblyPaths="$(ILLinkTrimInputAssembly)"
             RootAssemblyNames=""
             OutputDirectory="$(ILLinkTrimOutputPath)"
-            ClearInitLocals="$(ILLinkClearInitLocals)"
             ExtraArgs="$(ILLinkArgs)"
             ToolExe="$(_DotNetHostFileName)"
             ToolPath="$(_DotNetHostDirectory)" />
diff --git a/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj b/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
index 84c9e2611f6619..7147687ee04b94 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
+++ b/src/coreclr/src/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Checked</Configurations>
     <Platforms>x64;x86;arm;arm64</Platforms>
 
-    <ILLinkClearInitLocals>true</ILLinkClearInitLocals>
     <ILLinkTrimAssembly>true</ILLinkTrimAssembly>
     <ILLinkTrimXml>$(IntermediateOutputPath)System.Private.CoreLib.xml</ILLinkTrimXml>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/libraries/Common/src/SkipLocalsInit.cs b/src/libraries/Common/src/SkipLocalsInit.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3ddba38173aed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libraries/Common/src/SkipLocalsInit.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+// Used to indicate to the compiler that the .locals init flag should not be set in method headers.
+[module: System.Runtime.CompilerServices.SkipLocalsInit]
diff --git a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.props b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.props
index d528a633013825..678d87aa908a40 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.props
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <EnableDefaultItems>false</EnableDefaultItems>
-
-    <!-- Clear the init locals flag on all src projects, except those in VB, where we can't use spans. -->
-    <ILLinkClearInitLocals Condition="'$(IsSourceProject)' == 'true' and '$(Language)' != 'VB'">true</ILLinkClearInitLocals>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(BuildAllConfigurations)' != 'true'">
diff --git a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
index 8cd6b7f02df6c4..995f353621dad2 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -239,4 +239,23 @@
     <None Include="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\**\*.cs"
           Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder);@(Compile)" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SkipLocalsInit Condition="'$(SkipLocalsInit)' == '' and '$(IsSourceProject)' == 'true' and '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj' and '$(IsNETCoreApp)' == 'true' and '$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetCoreAppCurrent)'">true</SkipLocalsInit>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!--Instructs compiler not to emit .locals init, using SkipLocalsInitAttribute.-->
+  <Choose>
+    <When Condition="'$(SkipLocalsInit)' == 'true'">
+      <PropertyGroup >
+        <!-- This is needed to use the SkipLocalsInitAttribute. -->
+        <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
+      </PropertyGroup>
+
+      <ItemGroup>
+        <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)SkipLocalsInit.cs" Link="Common\SkipLocalsInit.cs" />
+      </ItemGroup>
+    </When>
+  </Choose>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System.Private.CoreLib.Shared.projitems b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System.Private.CoreLib.Shared.projitems
index 6f2855c237f967..fc0b5175416b74 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System.Private.CoreLib.Shared.projitems
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System.Private.CoreLib.Shared.projitems
@@ -1058,6 +1058,9 @@
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)Interop\Windows\Normaliz\Interop.Normalization.cs">
       <Link>Common\Interop\Windows\Normaliz\Interop.Normalization.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)SkipLocalsInit.cs">
+      <Link>Common\SkipLocalsInit.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)System\HResults.cs">
       <Link>Common\System\HResults.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/SkipLocalsInitAttribute.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/SkipLocalsInitAttribute.cs
index 349c12ace69c43..89439cee15441f 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/SkipLocalsInitAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/CompilerServices/SkipLocalsInitAttribute.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Used to indicate to the compiler that the <c>.locals init</c> flag should
-    /// not be set in nested method headers when emitting to metadata.
+    /// Used to indicate to the compiler that the <c>.locals init</c>
+    /// flag should not be set in method headers.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
     /// This attribute is unsafe because it may reveal uninitialized memory to
diff --git a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
index 97710f8acf8029..5e8572f771e5ca 100644
--- a/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
+++ b/src/mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/System.Private.CoreLib.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Checked</Configurations>
     <Platforms>x64;x86;arm;arm64;wasm</Platforms>
 
-    <ILLinkClearInitLocals>true</ILLinkClearInitLocals>
     <ILLinkTrimAssembly>true</ILLinkTrimAssembly>
     <ILLinkTrimXml>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)src\LinkerDescriptor\System.Private.CoreLib.xml</ILLinkTrimXml>
   </PropertyGroup>