diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/gen/System.Private.CoreLib.Generators.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/gen/System.Private.CoreLib.Generators.csproj
index 2cc2eb0d356af..b3274719f5a15 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/gen/System.Private.CoreLib.Generators.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/gen/System.Private.CoreLib.Generators.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <Compile Include="EventSourceGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSourceGenerator.Emitter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EventSourceGenerator.Parser.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="$(CommonPath)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\IsExternalInit.cs" Link="Common\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\IsExternalInit.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(CoreLibSharedDir)\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\IsExternalInit.cs" Link="Common\System\Runtime\CompilerServices\IsExternalInit.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>