diff --git a/netstandard/pkg/NETStandard.Library.pkgproj b/netstandard/pkg/NETStandard.Library.pkgproj
index e24e79519..d0d1c23df 100644
--- a/netstandard/pkg/NETStandard.Library.pkgproj
+++ b/netstandard/pkg/NETStandard.Library.pkgproj
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.props))\dir.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <Version>2.0.2</Version>
+    <Version>2.0.3</Version>
     <HarvestStablePackage>false</HarvestStablePackage>
     <SkipPackageFileCheck>true</SkipPackageFileCheck>
     <OmitDependencies>true</OmitDependencies>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
   <Target Name="StampTargets" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuSpec">
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <_FacadeFiles Condition="'%(File.Facade)' == 'true' AND '%(File.Extension)' == '.dll'" >@(File->'%24(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\%(FileName)%(Extension)')</_FacadeFiles>
+      <_FacadeFiles Condition="'%(File.Facade)' == 'true' AND '%(File.Extension)' == '.dll'" >@(File->'%24(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)ref\%(FileName)%(Extension)')</_FacadeFiles>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Error Condition="'$(_FacadeFiles)' == ''" Text="Could not determine facade file names to write to targets" />
 
diff --git a/netstandard/pkg/targets/netstandard/NETStandard.Library.targets b/netstandard/pkg/targets/netstandard/NETStandard.Library.targets
index d3a5a2c2e..9b9738268 100644
--- a/netstandard/pkg/targets/netstandard/NETStandard.Library.targets
+++ b/netstandard/pkg/targets/netstandard/NETStandard.Library.targets
@@ -6,24 +6,30 @@
   <!-- Only add references if we're actually targeting .NETStandard.
        If the project is targeting some other TFM that is compatible with NETStandard we expect
        that framework to provide all references for NETStandard, mscorlib, System.* in their own
-       targeting pack / SDK. -->
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETStandard'">
-    <Reference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\ref\netstandard.dll">
-      <!-- Private = false to make these reference only -->
-      <Private>false</Private>
-      <!-- hide these from Assemblies view in Solution Explorer, they will be shown under packages -->
-      <Visible>false</Visible>
-      <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library</NuGetPackageId>
-      <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>    
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="#NETSTANDARDFACADES#">
-      <Facade>true</Facade>
-      <!-- Private = false to make these reference only -->
-      <Private>false</Private>
-      <!-- hide these from Assemblies view in Solution Explorer, they will be shown under packages -->
-      <Visible>false</Visible>
-      <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library</NuGetPackageId>
-      <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>
-    </Reference>
-  </ItemGroup>
+       targeting pack / SDK.
+       Choose/When is required to avoid an issue where the old desktop project system in VS 
+       will evaluate this item ignoring the condition in order to populate the references. -->
+  <Choose>
+    <When Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETStandard'">
+      <ItemGroup>
+        <Reference Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)ref\netstandard.dll">
+          <!-- Private = false to make these reference only -->
+          <Private>false</Private>
+          <!-- hide these from Assemblies view in Solution Explorer, they will be shown under packages -->
+          <Visible>false</Visible>
+          <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library</NuGetPackageId>
+          <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>    
+        </Reference>
+        <Reference Include="#NETSTANDARDFACADES#">
+          <Facade>true</Facade>
+          <!-- Private = false to make these reference only -->
+          <Private>false</Private>
+          <!-- hide these from Assemblies view in Solution Explorer, they will be shown under packages -->
+          <Visible>false</Visible>
+          <NuGetPackageId>NETStandard.Library</NuGetPackageId>
+          <NuGetPackageVersion>$(NETStandardLibraryPackageVersion)</NuGetPackageVersion>
+        </Reference>
+      </ItemGroup>
+    </When>
+  </Choose>
 </Project>
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