diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f1ad1e0f84..ced2ed00db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All changes to the project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [1.35.4] - Not yet released
 * Added LSP handler for the `workspace/symbol` request. (PR: [#1799](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/pull/1799))
+* Use global MSBuild property when resetting target framework ([#1738](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/issues/1738), PR: [#1846](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/pull/1846))
 * Do not use Visual Studio MSBuild if it doesn't have .NET SDK resolver ([#1842](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/issues/1842), [#1730](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/issues/1730), PR: [#1845](https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-roslyn/pull/1845))
 
 ## [1.35.3] - 2020-06-11
diff --git a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoader.cs b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoader.cs
index a6b882abaf..2e6050f805 100644
--- a/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoader.cs
+++ b/src/OmniSharp.MSBuild/ProjectLoader.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ private static void SetTargetFrameworkIfNeeded(MSB.Evaluation.Project evaluatedP
                 // For now, we'll just pick the first target framework. Eventually, we'll need to
                 // do better and potentially allow OmniSharp hosts to select a target framework.
                 targetFramework = targetFrameworks[0];
-                evaluatedProject.SetProperty(PropertyNames.TargetFramework, targetFramework);
+                evaluatedProject.SetGlobalProperty(PropertyNames.TargetFramework, targetFramework);
                 evaluatedProject.ReevaluateIfNecessary();
             }
         }