diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/CommandResolution/ProjectFactory.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/CommandResolution/ProjectFactory.cs
index 934694c8a..951d21913 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/CommandResolution/ProjectFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/CommandResolution/ProjectFactory.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils
         {
             var msBuildExePath = _environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(Constants.MSBUILD_EXE_PATH);
             msBuildExePath = string.IsNullOrEmpty(msBuildExePath) ?
-                Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "msbuild.exe") :
+                Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "MSBuild.exe") :
                 msBuildExePath;
 
             Reporter.Verbose.WriteLine($"projetfactory: MSBUILD_EXE_PATH = {msBuildExePath}");
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolverBeingUsedWithMSBuild.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolverBeingUsedWithMSBuild.cs
index f1a94b036..37435663a 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolverBeingUsedWithMSBuild.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolverBeingUsedWithMSBuild.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests
 
             Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(
                 Constants.MSBUILD_EXE_PATH,
-                Path.Combine(_repoDirectoriesProvider.Stage2Sdk, "msbuild.exe"));
+                Path.Combine(_repoDirectoriesProvider.Stage2Sdk, "MSBuild.exe"));
             Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("DOTNET_CLI_CONTEXT_VERBOSE", "true");
         }