diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
index 895c6a7585f..8c51829f920 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.targets
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ because xbuild doesn't support framework reference assemblies.
     <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(ProguardConfigFiles)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(ProguardConfigFiles)' == '' ">
-    <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(_AndroidSdkDirectory)tools\proguard\proguard-android.txt" />
+    <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(_AndroidSdkDirectory)tools\proguard\proguard-android.txt"     Condition=" Exists ('$(_AndroidSdkDirectory)tools\proguard\proguard-android.txt') " />
     <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)proguard\proguard_xamarin.cfg"         Condition=" '$(AndroidLinkTool)' != '' " />
     <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(_ProguardProjectConfiguration)"                               Condition=" '$(AndroidLinkTool)' != '' " />
     <_ProguardConfiguration Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)proguard\proguard_project_primary.cfg" Condition=" '$(AndroidLinkTool)' != '' " />