diff --git a/eng/packaging.targets b/eng/packaging.targets
index c9f5929305e7a..d080a13ffac79 100644
--- a/eng/packaging.targets
+++ b/eng/packaging.targets
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="ValidateAssemblyVersionsInRefPack" 
-          Condition="$(_AssemblyInTargetingPack) == 'true' and '$(PreReleaseVersionLabel)' == 'servicing' and $([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == '.NETCoreApp'" 
+          Condition="$(_AssemblyInTargetingPack) == 'true' and '$(PreReleaseVersionLabel)' == 'servicing' and '$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' != '.NETFramework'" 
           AfterTargets="CoreCompile" >
     <Error Condition="'$(AssemblyVersion)' != '$(LastReleasedStableAssemblyVersion)'" Text="AssemblyVersion should match last released assembly version $(LastReleasedStableAssemblyVersion)" />
   </Target>