diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationBuildTasks/Microsoft/Build/Tasks/Windows/GenerateTemporaryTargetAssembly.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationBuildTasks/Microsoft/Build/Tasks/Windows/GenerateTemporaryTargetAssembly.cs
index 812f9116dbc..3d3787cd230 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationBuildTasks/Microsoft/Build/Tasks/Windows/GenerateTemporaryTargetAssembly.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Wpf/src/PresentationBuildTasks/Microsoft/Build/Tasks/Windows/GenerateTemporaryTargetAssembly.cs
@@ -264,9 +264,6 @@ private bool ExecuteGenerateTemporaryTargetAssemblyWithPackageReferenceSupport()
                 // Add Analyzers to Analyzer item list.
                 AddNewItems(xmlProjectDoc, AnalyzerTypeName, Analyzers);
 
-                // Replace implicit SDK imports with explicit SDK imports
-                ReplaceImplicitImports(xmlProjectDoc);
-
                 // Add properties required for temporary assembly compilation
                 var properties = new List<(string PropertyName, string PropertyValue)>
                 {
@@ -283,6 +280,10 @@ private bool ExecuteGenerateTemporaryTargetAssemblyWithPackageReferenceSupport()
 
                 AddNewProperties(xmlProjectDoc, properties);
 
+                // Replace implicit SDK imports with explicit SDK imports
+                // In this temorary project file, the SDK import must be inserted before the added PropertyGroup.
+                ReplaceImplicitImports(xmlProjectDoc);
+
                 // Save the xmlDocument content into the temporary project file.
                 xmlProjectDoc.Save(TemporaryTargetAssemblyProjectName);