diff --git a/bucket/dotnet-sdk.json b/bucket/dotnet-sdk.json
index d0604d9db9..917c55719b 100644
--- a/bucket/dotnet-sdk.json
+++ b/bucket/dotnet-sdk.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     },
     "bin": "dotnet.exe",
     "env_set": {
-        "DOTNET_ROOT": "$dir"
+        "DOTNET_ROOT": "$dir",
+        "MSBuildSDKsPath": "$dir\\sdk\\$version\\Sdks"
     },
     "checkver": {
         "url": "https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/release-metadata/releases-index.json",