diff --git a/src/Resolvers/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WorkloadManifestReader/SdkDirectoryWorkloadManifestProvider.GlobalJsonReader.cs b/src/Resolvers/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WorkloadManifestReader/SdkDirectoryWorkloadManifestProvider.GlobalJsonReader.cs
index df0035afedca..1b28c9a043b6 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WorkloadManifestReader/SdkDirectoryWorkloadManifestProvider.GlobalJsonReader.cs
+++ b/src/Resolvers/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.WorkloadManifestReader/SdkDirectoryWorkloadManifestProvider.GlobalJsonReader.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public partial class SdkDirectoryWorkloadManifestProvider
     {
         static class GlobalJsonReader
         {
-            public static string? GetWorkloadVersionFromGlobalJson(string globalJsonPath)
+            public static string? GetWorkloadVersionFromGlobalJson(string? globalJsonPath)
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalJsonPath))
                 {