diff --git a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
index 34b18328451563..225fd844fc9bb1 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/libraries/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
     <TestStrongNameKeyId Condition="'$(TestStrongNameKeyId)' == '' and $(MSBuildProjectName.StartsWith('Microsoft.Extensions.'))">MicrosoftAspNetCore</TestStrongNameKeyId>
     <TestStrongNameKeyId Condition="'$(TestStrongNameKeyId)' == ''">Open</TestStrongNameKeyId>
     <StrongNameKeyId Condition="'$(IsTestProject)' == 'true' or '$(IsTestSupportProject)' == 'true'">$(TestStrongNameKeyId)</StrongNameKeyId>
+
+    <!-- Make libraries packages use and require a package readme file. -->
+    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == '' and '$(IsShipping)' == 'true'">true</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- resources.targets need to be imported before the Arcade SDK. -->
@@ -121,14 +124,11 @@
   <Import Project="$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)targetingpacks.targets" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-      <!-- Libraries ref and source projects which don't bring in dependencies from outside the repository shouldn't reference compat shims. -->
+    <!-- Libraries ref and source projects which don't bring in dependencies from outside the repository shouldn't reference compat shims. -->
     <SkipTargetingPackShimReferences Condition="'$(UseLocalTargetingRuntimePack)' == 'true' and
                                                 '$(IsTestProject)' != 'true' and
                                                 '$(IsTestSupportProject)' != 'true' and
                                                 '$(IsGeneratorProject)' != 'true'">true</SkipTargetingPackShimReferences>
-
-    <!-- Make libraries packages use and require a package readme file. -->
-    <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile)' == '' and '$(IsShipping)' == 'true'">true</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(RepositoryEngineeringDir)codeOptimization.targets" />