diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
index e333398d47d..99d06e97979 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ public Class2 ()
 					var outputPath = Path.Combine (Root, b.ProjectDirectory, proj.OutputPath);
 					using (var apk = ZipHelper.OpenZip (Path.Combine (outputPath, proj.PackageName + ".apk"))) {
 						var data = ZipHelper.ReadFileFromZip (apk, "assemblies/Library1.pdb");
+						if (data == null)
+							data = File.ReadAllBytes (assetsPdb);
 						var filedata = File.ReadAllBytes (linkSrc);
 						Assert.AreEqual (filedata.Length, data.Length, "Library1.pdb in the apk should match {0}", linkSrc);
 					}