diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
index 12c7308ded0..47c8a2533e0 100755
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ because xbuild doesn't support framework reference assemblies.
 	</ReadLinesFromFile>
 </Target>
 
-<Target Name="_CreatePropertiesCache" DependsOnTargets="_ReadPropertiesCache">
+<Target Name="_CreatePropertiesCache" DependsOnTargets="_SetupDesignTimeBuildForBuild;_ReadPropertiesCache">
 	<MakeDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath)" Condition="!Exists('$(IntermediateOutputPath)')" />
 	<WriteLinesToFile
 		Condition="'@(_PropertiesCache)' != '@(_PropertyCacheItems)'"