diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Bindings.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Bindings.targets
index f9680d7a4f8..9b74712c20f 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Bindings.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Bindings.targets
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2012 Xamarin Inc. All rights reserved.
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildDependsOn>
+      _SetupDesignTimeBuildForBuild;
       AddLibraryJarsToBind;
       $(BuildDependsOn);
       BuildDocumentation;
@@ -274,6 +275,12 @@ Copyright (C) 2012 Xamarin Inc. All rights reserved.
     </CreateProperty>
   </Target>
 
+  <Target Name="_SetupDesignTimeBuildForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <DesignTimeBuild Condition=" '$(DesignTimeBuild)' == '' ">false</DesignTimeBuild>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
+
   <Target Name="_BuildAdditionalResourcesCache"
     Inputs="@(ReferencePath);@(ReferenceDependencyPaths)"
     Outputs="$(_AndroidResourcePathsCache)"
@@ -283,6 +290,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2012 Xamarin Inc. All rights reserved.
       AndroidNdkDirectory="$(_AndroidNdkDirectory)"
       Assemblies="@(ReferencePath);@(ReferenceDependencyPaths)"
       CacheFile="$(IntermediateOutputPath)resourcepaths.cache"
+      Condition=" '$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true' "
     />
   </Target>