diff --git a/src/DataProtection/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj b/src/DataProtection/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
index af926ba88c68..b5fc6a74ed8d 100644
--- a/src/DataProtection/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
+++ b/src/DataProtection/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Support for storing keys using Entity Framework Core.</Description>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageTags>aspnetcore;dataprotection;entityframeworkcore</PackageTags>
diff --git a/src/Identity/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj b/src/Identity/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
index dadc8d67c9af..793a24b906b3 100644
--- a/src/Identity/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
+++ b/src/Identity/EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>ASP.NET Core Identity provider that uses Entity Framework Core.</Description>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net5.0;$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.1;$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageTags>aspnetcore;entityframeworkcore;identity;membership</PackageTags>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Middleware/HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj b/src/Middleware/HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
index 9c44850cc326..965789e9d1da 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
+++ b/src/Middleware/HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore/src/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Description>
       Components for performing health checks using EntityFrameworkCore.
     </Description>
-    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <PackageTags>diagnostics;healthchecks;entityframeworkcore</PackageTags>
     <BaseNamespace>Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks</BaseNamespace>