diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index e477da42c7c..ce9c961b5b8 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
 
-  <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(_IsPacking)'=='true'">$(TargetFrameworks);netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1</TargetFrameworks>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.props b/test/Directory.Build.props
index dfc7e9d7c9c..97c5675fc1b 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
 
-  <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
diff --git a/tools/Directory.Build.props b/tools/Directory.Build.props
index 3dddc90511f..55de3ea7c51 100644
--- a/tools/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/tools/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
 
-  <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IsTestProject>false</IsTestProject>