diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
index c5dd29e9219..8d20e2c92a5 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tests/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests/BuildTest.cs
@@ -2059,6 +2059,8 @@ public void BuildAMassiveApp()
 					KnownPackages.GooglePlayServices_22_0_0_2,
 				},
 			};
+			//NOTE: BuildingInsideVisualStudio prevents the projects from being built as dependencies
+			app1.SetProperty("BuildingInsideVisualStudio", "False");
 			app1.Imports.Add (new Import ("foo.targets") {
 				TextContent = () => @"<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-16""?>
 <Project ToolsVersion=""4.0"" xmlns=""http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003"">