diff --git a/.vsts-ci.yml b/.vsts-ci.yml
index 0b969bde2..d8de2cfc6 100644
--- a/.vsts-ci.yml
+++ b/.vsts-ci.yml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ jobs:
             _RuntimeIdentifier: '--runtime-id linux-musl-x64'
             _BuildArchitecture: 'x64'
             _DropSuffix: ''
-          # disabling these for now. I am missing something and it is not generating deb and rpm
+          # disabling this for now. I am missing something and it is not generating deb
           # Build_Linux_Portable_Deb_Release_x64:
           #   _BuildConfig: Release
           #   _DockerParameter: '--docker ubuntu.16.04'
@@ -208,13 +208,19 @@ jobs:
           #   _RuntimeIdentifier: ''
           #   _BuildArchitecture: 'x64'
           #   _DropSuffix: ''
-          # Build_Linux_Portable_Rpm_Release_x64:
-          #   _BuildConfig: Release
-          #   _DockerParameter: '--docker rhel'
-          #   _LinuxPortable: '--linux-portable'
-          #   _RuntimeIdentifier: ''
-          #   _BuildArchitecture: 'x64'
-          #   _DropSuffix: ''
+          #   # Do not publish zips and tarballs. The linux-x64 binaries are
+          #   # already published by Build_LinuxPortable_Release_x64
+          #  _AdditionalBuildParameters: '/p:PublishBinaries=false'
+          Build_Linux_Portable_Rpm_Release_x64:
+            _BuildConfig: Release
+            _DockerParameter: '--docker rhel'
+            _LinuxPortable: '--linux-portable'
+            _RuntimeIdentifier: ''
+            _BuildArchitecture: 'x64'
+            _DropSuffix: ''
+            # Do not publish zips and tarballs. The linux-x64 binaries are
+            # already published by Build_LinuxPortable_Release_x64
+            _AdditionalBuildParameters: '/p:PublishBinaries=false'
         Build_LinuxPortable_Release_x64:
           _BuildConfig: Release
           _DockerParameter: ''
diff --git a/eng/Publishing.props b/eng/Publishing.props
index a75472e90..bcf0a5cbb 100644
--- a/eng/Publishing.props
+++ b/eng/Publishing.props
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 
     <PublishSdkAssetsAndChecksumsToBlob>false</PublishSdkAssetsAndChecksumsToBlob>
     <PublishSdkAssetsAndChecksumsToBlob Condition=" '$(ChecksumsFeedUrl)' != '' and '$(SdkAssetsFeedUrl)' != '' ">true</PublishSdkAssetsAndChecksumsToBlob>
+
+    <PublishBinaries Condition=" '$(PublishBinaries)' == '' ">true</PublishBinaries>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.zip" />
-    <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.tar.gz" />
+    <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.zip" Condition=" '$(PublishBinaries)' == 'true' " />
+    <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.tar.gz" Condition=" '$(PublishBinaries)' == 'true' " />
     <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.pkg" />
     <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.exe" />
     <SdkAssetsToPublish Include="$(ArtifactsShippingPackagesDir)*.deb" />