diff --git a/tests/fsharp/FSharpSuite.Tests.fsproj b/tests/fsharp/FSharpSuite.Tests.fsproj
index 753af0ce4aa..fdbec7e88a6 100644
--- a/tests/fsharp/FSharpSuite.Tests.fsproj
+++ b/tests/fsharp/FSharpSuite.Tests.fsproj
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@
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     <ProjectReference Include="$(FSharpSourcesRoot)\fsi\fsiAnyCpuProject\fsiAnyCpu.fsproj" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="$(FSharpSourcesRoot)\fsc\fscProject\fsc.fsproj" >
+        <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Runtime dependencies. Beware. -->