diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 33d982f..2a36ef7 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   <!-- Note: MUST be imported *after* $(Configuration) is set! -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <!-- Disables the transitive restore of packages like Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref, Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.Ref -->
+    <DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferenceDownloads>true</DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferenceDownloads>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import
       Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Configuration.Override.props"