diff --git a/src/testhost.x86/testhost.x86.csproj b/src/testhost.x86/testhost.x86.csproj
index 8486dc2c64..2929a60b50 100644
--- a/src/testhost.x86/testhost.x86.csproj
+++ b/src/testhost.x86/testhost.x86.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.4;netcoreapp1.0;net451</TargetFrameworks>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(DotNetBuildFromSource)' == 'true' ">netstandard1.4;netcoreapp1.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <WarningsAsErrors>true</WarningsAsErrors>
-    <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
-    <OutputType Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'netstandard1.4'">Exe</OutputType>
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <Prefer32Bit>true</Prefer32Bit>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net451'">