diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-compile-fsc/Program.cs b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-compile-fsc/Program.cs
index e22954eba..3d4bbe9c6 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-compile-fsc/Program.cs
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-compile-fsc/Program.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Compiler.Common;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel;
+using NuGet.Frameworks;
 
 namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler.Fsc
 {
@@ -104,6 +105,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler.Fsc
                 allArgs.Add($"{outputName}");
             }
 
+            //set target framework
+            var framework = new NuGetFramework(assemblyInfoOptions.TargetFramework);
+            if (!framework.IsDesktop())
+            {
+                allArgs.Add("--targetprofile:netcore");
+            }
+
             foreach (var reference in references)
             {
                 allArgs.Add("-r");