diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
index ef381fb01e4d..ab30f595008b 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets
@@ -1167,6 +1167,7 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
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     -->
   <Target Name="_CheckForLanguageAndPublishFeatureCombinationSupport"
+        Condition="$(IsPublishable) == 'true'"
         BeforeTargets="Publish;PrepareForPublish">
 
     <NETSdkError Condition="'$(Language)' == 'C++' and '$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETCoreApp'"