diff --git a/src/dotnet/Fable.Compiler/CLI/ProjectCracker.fs b/src/dotnet/Fable.Compiler/CLI/ProjectCracker.fs
index d2b4b841e..7a293467e 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/Fable.Compiler/CLI/ProjectCracker.fs
+++ b/src/dotnet/Fable.Compiler/CLI/ProjectCracker.fs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ open Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler.SourceCodeServices
 open Fable
 open Dotnet.ProjInfo.Workspace
 open Dotnet.ProjInfo.Workspace.FCS
+open System.Runtime.InteropServices
 
 
 let isSystemPackage (pkgName: string) =
@@ -322,7 +323,11 @@ let getCrackedProjects (checker: FSharpChecker) (projFile: string) =
             |> fun dllRx ->
                 Array.fold (fun dllRs rf ->
                     if not (List.exists (fun r -> Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(r) = rf) dllRs) then
-                       let dllPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(@"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319", sprintf "%s.dll" rf) // TODO: get path to full framework or mono
+                       let dllPath = 
+                            if (RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Linux)) then
+                                System.IO.Path.Combine("/usr/lib/mono/4.7.1-api/Facades", sprintf "%s.dll" rf)
+                            else
+                                System.IO.Path.Combine(@"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319", sprintf "%s.dll" rf) // TODO: get path to full framework or mono
                        if System.IO.File.Exists(dllPath) |> not then
                            dllRs // System.Reflection.Metadata & System.Reflection.TypeExtensions don't exist in full framework.
                            // I think these Reflection APIs are in System.Reflection.dll and are found at runtime.