diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/VisualStudio.VsixBuild.targets b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/VisualStudio.VsixBuild.targets
index 0f0bdae3a61..4f02310d582 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/VisualStudio.VsixBuild.targets
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/VisualStudio.VsixBuild.targets
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <TargetVsixContainerName Condition="'$(TargetVsixContainerName)' == ''">$(TargetName).vsix</TargetVsixContainerName>
     <TargetVsixContainer Condition="'$(TargetVsixContainer)' == ''">$(_TargetVsixContainerDir)$(TargetVsixContainerName)</TargetVsixContainer>
 
-    <DeployExtension Condition="'$(DeployProjectOutput)' == 'true'">true</DeployExtension>
+    <DeployExtension Condition="'$(DeployExtension)' == '' and '$(DeployProjectOutput)' == 'true'">true</DeployExtension>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(VisualStudioInsertionComponent)' != ''">