diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/base-job.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/base-job.yml
index 45380e41c308e7bc1431c8ca460319f287bf6db6..c6c2081f9197af8bf3dfb3ef36f9c19ea35cfa8a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/base-job.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/libraries/base-job.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ jobs:
         - ${{ if ne(parameters.liveCoreClrBuildConfig, '') }}:
           - _coreClrDownloadPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/transport/coreclr'
           - _coreClrArtifactName: 'CoreCLRProduct_${{ parameters.osGroup }}${{ parameters.osSubgroup }}_${{ parameters.archType }}_${{ parameters.liveCoreClrBuildConfig }}'
-          - _coreClrArtifactsPathArg: ' /p:CoreCLRArtifactsPath=$(_coreClrDownloadPath)'
+          - ${{ if ne(parameters.container, '') }}:
+            - _coreClrArtifactsPathArg: '/p:CoreCLRArtifactsPath=${_CORECLRDOWNLOADPATH}'
+          - ${{ if eq(parameters.container, '') }}:
+            - _coreClrArtifactsPathArg: ' /p:CoreCLRArtifactsPath=$(_coreClrDownloadPath)'
 
           # WebAssembly uses linux implementation detail
           - ${{ if eq(parameters.osGroup, 'WebAssembly') }}: