diff --git a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.csproj b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.csproj
index 5efe2721532a9..a3e31151c8b61 100644
--- a/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.csproj
+++ b/src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
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-    <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>Generated</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
+    <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Generated</CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Core\Portable\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.csproj" />