diff --git a/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Command.cs b/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Command.cs
index 9a0683694ba6..fd634c174ad6 100644
--- a/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Command.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Command.cs
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ public CommandResult Execute(Action<Process>? processStarted)
 
             if (CommandLoggingContext.IsVerbose)
             {
+                Debug.Assert(sw is not null);
                 var message = string.Format(
                     LocalizableStrings.ProcessExitedWithCode,
                     FormatProcessInfo(_process.StartInfo),
                     exitCode,
-                    sw?.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+                    sw.ElapsedMilliseconds);
                 if (exitCode == 0)
                 {
                     Reporter.Verbose.WriteLine(message.Green());
diff --git a/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.csproj b/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.csproj
index c7f1a69d27b4..a6720e9c6a60 100644
--- a/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.csproj
+++ b/src/Cli/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <!-- Avoid https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/issues/9305 -->
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>false</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <NoWarn Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'">$(NoWarn);Nullable</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>