diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
index 72880b4b84ea..91eb3012aaee 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.RuntimeIdentifierInference.targets
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
                 ResourceName="ImplicitRuntimeIdentifierResolutionForPublishPropertyFailed"
                 FormatArguments="PublishSingleFile"/>
 
-    <NETSdkError Condition="'$(PublishAot)' == 'true' and '$(RuntimeIdentifier)' == '' and '$(_IsPublishing)' == 'true'"
+    <NETSdkError Condition="'$(PublishAot)' == 'true' and '$(RuntimeIdentifier)' == '' and '$(_IsPublishing)' == 'true' and '$(AllowPublishAotWithoutRuntimeIdentifier)' != 'true'"
                 ResourceName="ImplicitRuntimeIdentifierResolutionForPublishPropertyFailed"
                 FormatArguments="PublishAot"/>