diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index a16476c2f5..daf1addcc1 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -42,4 +42,12 @@
     <Compile Remove="**\net\**\*.cs" />
     <None Include="**\net\**\*.cs" Exclude="$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(DefaultExcludesInProjectFolder)" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <!-- iOS and macCatalyst workloads are only available on macOS/Windows -->
+    <!-- The following PropertyGroup ensures no build errors on Linux  -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('osx')) AND !$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows')) AND ($(TargetFrameworks.Contains('-ios')) OR $(TargetFrameworks.Contains('-maccatalyst')))">
+     <TargetFrameworks>$(NetVersion);$(NetVersion)-android</TargetFrameworks>
+     <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(OutputType)' == 'Exe'">$(NetVersion)-android</TargetFrameworks>
+     <TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(IncludeTizenTargetFrameworks)' == 'true'">$(TargetFrameworks);$(NetVersion)-tizen</TargetFrameworks>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
 </Project>
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