diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-build.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-build.yml
index b928a70b5537..1d197230391a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-build.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-build.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ parameters:
   type: boolean
   default: false
 
+# Overrides the rid that is produced by the build.
+- name: targetRid
+  type: string
+  default: ''
+
 #### SOURCE-ONLY parameters ####
 
 # Instead of building the VMR directly, exports the sources into a tarball and builds from that
@@ -325,6 +330,10 @@ jobs:
           customBuildArgs="$customBuildArgs --dev"
         fi
 
+        if [[ -n "${{ parameters.targetRid }}" ]]; then
+          customBuildArgs="$customBuildArgs --target-rid ${{ parameters.targetRid }}"
+        fi
+
         if [[ -n "${{ parameters.crossRootFs }}" ]]; then
           customEnvVars="$customEnvVars ROOTFS_DIR=${{ parameters.crossRootFs}}"
           if [[ '${{ parameters.targetArchitecture }}' != 'wasm' ]]; then
@@ -401,6 +410,10 @@ jobs:
             customBuildArgs="$customBuildArgs --source-only /p:SmokeTestsWarnOnSdkContentDiffs=true /p:SmokeTestsExcludeOmniSharpTests=${{ parameters.excludeOmniSharpTests }}"
           fi
 
+          if [[ -n "${{ parameters.targetRid }}" ]]; then
+            customBuildArgs="$customBuildArgs --target-rid ${{ parameters.targetRid }}"
+          fi
+
           if [[ -n "${{ parameters.extraProperties }}" ]]; then
             extraBuildProperties="$extraBuildProperties ${{ parameters.extraProperties }}"
           fi
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-build.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-build.yml
index 40dd4c38cddd..005e00d21145 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-build.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-build.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ stages:
           artifactsRid: ${{ variables.alpinePreviousX64Rid }}
           pool: ${{ parameters.pool_Linux }}
           container: ${{ variables.alpinePreviousContainer }}
-          extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=${{ variables.alpinePreviousX64Rid }}
+          targetRid: ${{ variables.alpinePreviousX64Rid }}
           buildFromArchive: false            # 🚫
           buildSourceOnly: true              # ✅
           enablePoison: true                 # ✅
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ stages:
             architecture: x64
             pool: ${{ parameters.pool_Linux }}
             container: ${{ variables.almaLinuxContainer }}
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=${{ variables.almaLinuxX64Rid }}
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.almaLinuxX64Rid }}
             buildFromArchive: false            # 🚫
             buildSourceOnly: true              # ✅
             enablePoison: false                # 🚫
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ stages:
             architecture: x64
             pool: ${{ parameters.pool_Linux }}
             container: ${{ variables.alpineLatestContainer }}
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=${{ variables.alpineLatestX64Rid }}
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.alpineLatestX64Rid }}
             buildFromArchive: false            # 🚫
             buildSourceOnly: true              # ✅
             enablePoison: false                # 🚫
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ stages:
             crossRootFs: '/crossrootfs/x64'
             targetOS: linux-musl
             targetArchitecture: x64
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=linux-musl-x64
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.linuxMuslX64Rid}}
 
         - template: ../jobs/vmr-build.yml
           parameters:
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ stages:
             useMonoRuntime: true
             targetOS: linux-musl
             targetArchitecture: x64
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=linux-musl-x64
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.linuxMuslX64Rid }}
 
         - template: ../jobs/vmr-build.yml
           parameters:
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ stages:
             crossRootFs: '/crossrootfs/arm'
             targetOS: linux-musl
             targetArchitecture: arm
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=linux-musl-arm
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.linuxMuslArmRid }}
 
         - template: ../jobs/vmr-build.yml
           parameters:
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ stages:
             crossRootFs: '/crossrootfs/arm64'
             targetOS: linux-musl
             targetArchitecture: arm64
-            extraProperties: /p:TargetRID=linux-musl-arm64
+            targetRid: ${{ variables.linuxMuslArm64Rid }}
 
         - template: ../jobs/vmr-build.yml
           parameters:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/vmr-build.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/vmr-build.yml
index 32b0943dddc5..d50de3b913b0 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/vmr-build.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/variables/vmr-build.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ variables:
 
 - name: almaLinuxX64Rid
   value: almalinux.8-x64
+- name: linuxMuslX64Rid
+  value: linux-musl-x64
+- name: linuxMuslArmRid
+  value: linux-musl-arm
+- name: linuxMuslArm64Rid
+  value: linux-musl-arm64
 - name: alpineLatestX64Rid
   value: alpine.3.20-x64
 - name: alpinePreviousX64Rid