diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/build-cs-steps.yml b/.pipelines/templates/build-cs-steps.yml
index 8d2893532..09f2235b3 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/build-cs-steps.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/build-cs-steps.yml
@@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     targetType: inline
     script: |
+      # empty RuntimeIdentifier prevents host machine from auto-injecting its RID into the build
       dotnet build "$(repoRoot)/sdk/cs/src/Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.csproj" `
         --no-restore --configuration Release `
-        /p:UseWinML=${{ parameters.isWinML }}
+        /p:UseWinML=${{ parameters.isWinML }} `
+        /p:RuntimeIdentifier=""
       if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
 
 # Discover target framework directory
diff --git a/sdk/cs/src/Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.csproj b/sdk/cs/src/Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.csproj
index 384b44151..67877c962 100644
--- a/sdk/cs/src/Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.csproj
+++ b/sdk/cs/src/Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.csproj
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
     <FoundryLocalCoreVersion Condition="'$(FoundryLocalCoreVersion)' == ''">$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match('$(_DepsVersionsJson)', '"nuget"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"').Groups[1].Value)</FoundryLocalCoreVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(UseWinML)' != 'true'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.Core" Version="$(FoundryLocalCoreVersion)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(UseWinML)' == 'true'">
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local.Core.WinML" Version="$(FoundryLocalCoreVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>