diff --git a/external/xamarin-android-tools.override.props b/external/xamarin-android-tools.override.props
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05002e1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/external/xamarin-android-tools.override.props
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
+</Project>