diff --git a/src/tasks/Crossgen2Tasks/Microsoft.NET.CrossGen.targets b/src/tasks/Crossgen2Tasks/Microsoft.NET.CrossGen.targets
index b26e4a394a832f..d63ac9f03c040d 100644
--- a/src/tasks/Crossgen2Tasks/Microsoft.NET.CrossGen.targets
+++ b/src/tasks/Crossgen2Tasks/Microsoft.NET.CrossGen.targets
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     <PublishReadyToRunComposite Condition="'$(PublishReadyToRunUseCrossgen2)' != 'true' or '$(SelfContained)' != 'true'">false</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
     <PublishReadyToRunUseRuntimePackOptimizationData Condition="'$(PublishReadyToRunUseRuntimePackOptimizationData)' == ''">true</PublishReadyToRunUseRuntimePackOptimizationData>
     <PublishReadyToRunPerfmapFormatVersion Condition="'$(PublishReadyToRunPerfmapFormatVersion)' == ''">1</PublishReadyToRunPerfmapFormatVersion>
-    <PublishReadyToRunEmitSymbols Condition="'$(TargetOS)' == 'ios' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'iossimulator' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvos' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvossimulator' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'maccatalyst'">false</PublishReadyToRunEmitSymbols>
+    <PublishReadyToRunEmitSymbols Condition="'$(PublishReadyToRunEmitSymbols)' == '' and ('$(TargetOS)' == 'ios' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'iossimulator' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvos' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'tvossimulator' or '$(TargetOS)' == 'maccatalyst')">false</PublishReadyToRunEmitSymbols>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
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