diff --git a/eng/DotNetBuild.props b/eng/DotNetBuild.props
index a6350c7fea93f..c5da9ec68e451 100644
--- a/eng/DotNetBuild.props
+++ b/eng/DotNetBuild.props
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
            Properties that control flags from the VMR build, and the expected output for the VMR build should be added to this file. -->
       <InnerBuildArgs>$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)arch $(TargetArch)</InnerBuildArgs>
       <InnerBuildArgs Condition="'$(DotNetBuildSourceOnly)' != 'true'">$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)os $(TargetOS)</InnerBuildArgs>
-      <InnerBuildArgs Condition="'$(TargetArch)' != '$(_hostArch)' and '$(ShortStack)' != 'true'">$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)cross</InnerBuildArgs>
+      <InnerBuildArgs Condition="'$(CrossBuild)' == 'true' or ('$(TargetArch)' != '$(_hostArch)' and '$(ShortStack)' != 'true')">$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)cross</InnerBuildArgs>
       <InnerBuildArgs>$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)configuration $(Configuration)</InnerBuildArgs>
       <InnerBuildArgs Condition="'$(ShortStack)' != 'true'">$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)allconfigurations</InnerBuildArgs>
       <InnerBuildArgs>$(InnerBuildArgs) $(FlagParameterPrefix)verbosity $(LogVerbosity)</InnerBuildArgs>