diff --git a/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker.csproj b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker.csproj
index 35b569560..2ce9e3b1a 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker.csproj
+++ b/TestAssets/TestPackages/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker/dotnet-dependency-tool-invoker.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), testAsset.props))\testAsset.props" />
+
+  <!-- This test asset needs to import the general dir.props in order to get the SdkNugetVersion property.
+      This is why it also needs to explicitly set DisableImplicitFrameworkReferences to false. -->
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetDirectoryNameOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFileDirectory), dir.props))\dir.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-rc</VersionPrefix>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
+    <DisableImplicitFrameworkReferences>false</DisableImplicitFrameworkReferences>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>