diff --git a/VisualStudio.gitignore b/VisualStudio.gitignore
index 99456160bfbe5ef1f397671d714a86dc3de7c1b5..0881b8de93b832bb77df563532afe54187a17eb3 100644
--- a/VisualStudio.gitignore
+++ b/VisualStudio.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ build/
 [Bb]in/
 [Oo]bj/
 
+# Enable "build/" folder in the NuGet Packages folder since NuGet packages use it for MSBuild targets
+!packages/*/build/
+
 # MSTest test Results
 [Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
 [Bb]uild[Ll]og.*