diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Common.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Common.targets
index c1c71c24f186..74e6367225fb 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Common.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Common.targets
@@ -55,13 +55,17 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     with the referencing project's target framework.
   ============================================================
    -->
-  <Target Name="GetTargetFrameworkProperties" Returns="TargetFramework=$(NearestTargetFramework)">
+  <Target Name="GetTargetFrameworkProperties" Returns="TargetFramework=$(NearestTargetFramework);ProjectHasSingleTargetFramework=$(_HasSingleTargetFramework)">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
       <!-- If a ReferringTargetFramework was not specified, and we only have one TargetFramework, then don't try to check compatibility -->
       <_SkipNearestTargetFrameworkResolution Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != '' and '$(ReferringTargetFramework)' == ''">true</_SkipNearestTargetFrameworkResolution>
       <NearestTargetFramework Condition="'$(_SkipNearestTargetFrameworkResolution)' == 'true'">$(TargetFramework)</NearestTargetFramework>
-      
+
+      <!-- A project can only have more than one output if the current global properties are such that the current build is a cross-targeting one. -->
+      <_HasSingleTargetFramework Condition="'$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' != 'true'">true</_HasSingleTargetFramework>
+      <_HasSingleTargetFramework Condition="'$(_HasSingleTargetFramework)' == ''">false</_HasSingleTargetFramework>
+
       <_PossibleTargetFrameworks Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != ''">$(TargetFramework)</_PossibleTargetFrameworks>
       <_PossibleTargetFrameworks Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == ''">$(TargetFrameworks)</_PossibleTargetFrameworks>
     </PropertyGroup>