diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
index e8c20c5a17..23c30015f3 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/controllers/projectController.ts
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export class ProjectsController {
 		const options: ShellCommandOptions = {
 			commandTitle: 'Build',
 			workingDirectory: project.projectFolderPath,
-			argument: this.buildHelper.constructBuildArguments(project.projectFilePath, this.buildHelper.extensionBuildDirPath)
+			argument: this.buildHelper.constructBuildArguments(project.projectFilePath, this.buildHelper.extensionBuildDirPath, project.isSdkStyleProject)
 		};
 
 		try {
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/buildHelper.test.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/buildHelper.test.ts
index 68cb70ab98..f2a2b557fd 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/buildHelper.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/buildHelper.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('BuildHelper: Build Helper tests', function (): void {
 	it('Should get correct build arguments', function (): void {
 		// update settings and validate
 		const buildHelper = new BuildHelper();
-		const resultArg = buildHelper.constructBuildArguments('dummy\\project path\\more space in path', 'dummy\\dll path');
+		const resultArg = buildHelper.constructBuildArguments('dummy\\project path\\more space in path', 'dummy\\dll path', false);
 
 		if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
 			should(resultArg).equal(' build "dummy\\\\project path\\\\more space in path" /p:NetCoreBuild=true /p:NETCoreTargetsPath="dummy\\\\dll path"');
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ describe('BuildHelper: Build Helper tests', function (): void {
 		}
 	});
 
+	it('Should get correct build arguments for sdk style projects', function (): void {
+		// update settings and validate
+		const buildHelper = new BuildHelper();
+		const resultArg = buildHelper.constructBuildArguments('dummy\\project path\\more space in path', 'dummy\\dll path', true);
+
+		if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
+			should(resultArg).equal(' build "dummy\\\\project path\\\\more space in path" /p:NetCoreBuild=true');
+		}
+		else {
+			should(resultArg).equal(' build "dummy/project path/more space in path" /p:NetCoreBuild=true');
+		}
+	});
+
 	it('Should get correct build folder', async function (): Promise<void> {
 		const buildHelper = new BuildHelper();
 		await buildHelper.createBuildDirFolder();
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/buildHelper.ts b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/buildHelper.ts
index c69bc6c6f8..2741399ec5 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/buildHelper.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/tools/buildHelper.ts
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ export class BuildHelper {
 		return this.extensionBuildDir;
 	}
 
-	public constructBuildArguments(projectPath: string, buildDirPath: string): string {
+	public constructBuildArguments(projectPath: string, buildDirPath: string, isNetCoreSdkStyleProject: boolean): string {
 		projectPath = utils.getQuotedPath(projectPath);
 		buildDirPath = utils.getQuotedPath(buildDirPath);
-		return ` build ${projectPath} /p:NetCoreBuild=true /p:NETCoreTargetsPath=${buildDirPath}`;
+		if (isNetCoreSdkStyleProject) {
+			return ` build ${projectPath} /p:NetCoreBuild=true`;
+		} else {
+			return ` build ${projectPath} /p:NetCoreBuild=true /p:NETCoreTargetsPath=${buildDirPath}`;
+		}
 	}
 }