diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.ProjectTools/Common/XamarinProject.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.ProjectTools/Common/XamarinProject.cs
index 7ce6c520bfe..a3fe0d7a4c0 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.ProjectTools/Common/XamarinProject.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.ProjectTools/Common/XamarinProject.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public XamarinProject (string debugConfigurationName = "Debug", string releaseCo
 $@"<Project>
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<Configuration>{Configuration}</Configuration>
+		<DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferenceDownloads>true</DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferenceDownloads>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 </Project>"
 				});