diff --git a/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.props b/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.props
index b948244f62c523e48ef21aa0000cdd6ad6e54415..2663a887a315dc5775adc3e6ec1fa3f70d664f7d 100644
--- a/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.props
+++ b/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.props
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@
     <!-- Always use Static VC Runtime -->
     <UseStaticVCRT Condition="'$(UseStaticVCRT)'==''">true</UseStaticVCRT>
 
-    <!-- Set up Directories -->
-    <VcrtLibDir>$(VCToolsInstallDir)lib\$(Architecture)\</VcrtLibDir>
-    <UcrtLibDir>$(UniversalCRTSdkDir)Lib\$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)\UCRT\$(Architecture)\</UcrtLibDir>
-
     <LibSuffix Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">d</LibSuffix>
 
     <!-- Always link to oldnames.lib and legacy_stdio_wide_specifiers.lib   -->
@@ -266,8 +262,6 @@
       <AdditionalOptions Condition="'$(ManagedCxx)'=='false'">%(AdditionalOptions) /MACHINE:$(Architecture)</AdditionalOptions>
       <TargetMachine>Machine$(Architecture)</TargetMachine>
 
-
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="('$(ManagedCxx)'=='false') and ('$(ExplicitCrts)'=='true')">$(VcrtLibDir);$(UcrtLibDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <AdditionalDependencies Condition="('$(ManagedCxx)'=='false') and ('$(ExplicitCrts)'=='true')">%(AdditionalDependencies);$(StandardLibrariesForNativeCpp)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalOptions Condition="('$(ManagedCxx)'=='false') and ('$(ExplicitCrts)'=='true')">%(AdditionalOptions) $(NoDefaultLibClauseForRuntimeLibs) $(DisallowLibClause)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalOptions Condition="'$(DllRenameClause)'!=''">%(AdditionalOptions) $(DllRenameClause)</AdditionalOptions>
diff --git a/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.targets b/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.targets
index cde995ee9b26cae7c677fa506aa3ad0d391bab54..1358e890b8a652b9079d5773fba89de7d9e5cfad 100644
--- a/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.targets
+++ b/eng/WpfArcadeSdk/tools/Wpf.Cpp.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
     <NativeVersionFileDirectory>$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($(NativeVersionFile)))</NativeVersionFileDirectory>
     <NativeResourceFileWithVersionInformation Condition="'$(NativeResourceFileWithVersionInformation)' == ''">$(IntermediateOutputPath)ExtendedNativeVersion.rc</NativeResourceFileWithVersionInformation>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <PropertyGroup>
+      <!-- 
+           Set up Directories 
+           Must be done after importing Microsoft.Cpp.VCTools.props
+      -->
+    <VcrtLibDir>$(VCToolsInstallDir)lib\$(Architecture)\</VcrtLibDir>
+    <UcrtLibDir>$(UniversalCRTSdkDir)Lib\$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)\UCRT\$(Architecture)\</UcrtLibDir>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="Wpf.Cpp.PrivateTools.targets" Condition="Exists('Wpf.Cpp.PrivateTools.targets') And '$(UsePrivateCppTools)'=='true'"/>
   
@@ -27,6 +36,9 @@
                                          '$(ConfigurationType)' == '$(StaticLibrary)' and
                                          '$(RepositoryName)' == 'dotnet-wpf-int'">oldStyle</DebugInformationFormat>
     </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="('$(ExplicitCrts)'=='true')">$(VcrtLibDir);$(UcrtLibDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+    </Link>
     <ResourceCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories);$(NativeVersionFileDirectory)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ResourceCompile>