diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
index 8ca973341eb90..167838aab80c3 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ extends:
             condition: >-
               or(
                 eq(dependencies.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_libraries.containsChange'], true),
+                eq(dependencies.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_tools_illink.containsChange'], true),
                 eq(variables['isRollingBuild'], true))
 
       #
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Mono.Linker.csproj b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Mono.Linker.csproj
index eedf77c0fcfe4..de4b87c64b47b 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Mono.Linker.csproj
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/Mono.Linker.csproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <ExcludeAssets>contentfiles</ExcludeAssets> <!-- We include our own copy of the ClosedAttribute to work in source build -->
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCecilVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" Publish="True" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCecilVersion)" Publish="True" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/ref/Mono.Linker.csproj b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/ref/Mono.Linker.csproj
index fcfaa603753b6..fc55c19dfd11b 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/linker/ref/Mono.Linker.csproj
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/linker/ref/Mono.Linker.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCecilVersion)" PrivateAssets="All" Publish="True" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCecilVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>