diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System.Runtime.Tests.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System.Runtime.Tests.csproj
index ca223dc873277..6ef61eed10283 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System.Runtime.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime/tests/System.Runtime.Tests/System.Runtime.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-windows;$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-unix;$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-browser</TargetFrameworks>
     <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetOS)' == 'browser'">$(DefineConstants);TARGET_BROWSER</DefineConstants>
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
     <RdXmlFile Include="default.rd.xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- Delete once https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/96279 is fixed -->
+    <IlcArg Include="--nopreinitstatics" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="$(CommonTestPath)System\EnumTypes.cs" Link="Common\System\EnumTypes.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(CommonTestPath)System\FunctionPointerTests.cs" Link="Common\System\FunctionPointerTests.cs" />