diff --git a/eng/liveILLink.targets b/eng/liveILLink.targets
index f18b89622982d9..4e5d5452d43a31 100644
--- a/eng/liveILLink.targets
+++ b/eng/liveILLink.targets
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(_RequiresLiveILLink)' == 'true'">
     <!-- Don't use SDK's trimming functionality. -->
     <_RequiresILLinkPack>false</_RequiresILLinkPack>
-    <!-- Keep in sync with SetTargetFramework metadata on the ProjectReference below. -->
-    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core'">$(ToolsILLinkDir)$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
-    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' != 'Core'">$(ToolsILLinkDir)$(NetFrameworkToolCurrent)\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core'">$(ToolsILLinkDir)net\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' != 'Core'">$(ToolsILLinkDir)netframework\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(_RequiresLiveILLink)' == 'true'">
diff --git a/eng/packaging.targets b/eng/packaging.targets
index c932768f71a102..4b72fe0a67a61d 100644
--- a/eng/packaging.targets
+++ b/eng/packaging.targets
@@ -303,13 +303,21 @@
 
   <!-- Manual invoked target that can be used by toolset packages by adding it to the `TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage` property. -->
   <Target Name="AddBuildOutputToToolsPackage">
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder)' == ''">
+      <BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETCoreApp'">net</BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder>
+      <BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETFramework'">netframework</BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Error Text="The 'BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder' property must be explicitly set when not targeting .NETCoreApp or .NETFramework"
+           Condition="'$(BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder)' == ''" />
+
     <ItemGroup>
       <!-- Include build outputs in the package under tools directory. -->
       <_BuildOutputPackageFile Include="$(OutputPath)**"
                                Exclude="$(OutputPath)publish\**;
                                         $(OutputPath)" />
       <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="@(_BuildOutputPackageFile)"
-                              PackagePath="tools/$(TargetFramework)/%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)" />
+                              PackagePath="tools/$(BuildTaskTargetTfmSpecificFolder)/%(RecursiveDir)%(FileName)%(Extension)" />
       <TfmSpecificDebugSymbolsFile Include="@(TfmSpecificPackageFile->WithMetadataValue('Extension', '.pdb'))"
                                    TargetPath="/%(TfmSpecificPackageFile.PackagePath)/%(Filename)%(Extension)"
                                    TargetFramework="$(TargetFramework)"
diff --git a/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template b/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
index 9c8e4ff7e06b31..bef96938a55b87 100644
--- a/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
+++ b/eng/testing/linker/project.csproj.template
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
        the same layout as the NuGet package. -->
   <!-- This must be done after the usual nuget props imports, to override the implicitly referenced
        Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props from the SDK. -->
-  <Import Project="$(ToolsILLinkDir)$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(ToolsILLinkDir)net/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Don't use SDK's trimming functionality. -->
     <_RequiresILLinkPack>false</_RequiresILLinkPack>
-    <ILLinkTasksAssembly>$(ToolsILLinkDir)$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)/ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkTasksAssembly>$(ToolsILLinkDir)net/ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.LocalBuild.props b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.LocalBuild.props
index f19d61649f97f2..b3319b190b9c47 100644
--- a/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.LocalBuild.props
+++ b/src/mono/msbuild/apple/build/AppleBuild.LocalBuild.props
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
     <_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath($(MonoAotCrossDir), 'mono-aot-cross'))</_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>
     <_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('WINDOWS'))">$(_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath).exe</_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>
 
-    <ILLinkPropsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props'))</ILLinkPropsPath>
-    <ILLinkTargetsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.targets'))</ILLinkTargetsPath>
-    <_ILLinkTasksAssembly>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'ILLink.Tasks.dll'))</_ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkPropsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', 'net', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props'))</ILLinkPropsPath>
+    <ILLinkTargetsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', 'net', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.targets'))</ILLinkTargetsPath>
+    <_ILLinkTasksAssembly>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(ArtifactsBinDir)', 'ILLink.Tasks', '$(Configuration)', 'net', 'ILLink.Tasks.dll'))</_ILLinkTasksAssembly>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(RuntimeSrcDir)' == '' and '$(AppleBuildSupportDir)' != ''">
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
     <IlcSdkPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizeDirectory('$(BuildBaseDir)', 'aotsdk'))</IlcSdkPath>
     <IlcFrameworkPath>$(MicrosoftNetCoreAppRuntimePackLibDir)</IlcFrameworkPath>
     <IlcFrameworkNativePath>$(MicrosoftNetCoreAppRuntimePackNativeDir)</IlcFrameworkNativePath>
-    <ILLinkPropsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'build', ''Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props''))</ILLinkPropsPath>
-    <ILLinkTargetsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.targets'))</ILLinkTargetsPath>
-    <_ILLinkTasksAssembly>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', '$(_NetCoreAppToolCurrent)', 'ILLink.Tasks.dll'))</_ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkPropsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', 'net', 'build', ''Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props''))</ILLinkPropsPath>
+    <ILLinkTargetsPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', 'net', 'build', 'Microsoft.NET.ILLink.targets'))</ILLinkTargetsPath>
+    <_ILLinkTasksAssembly>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath('$(BuildBaseDir)', 'net', 'ILLink.Tasks.dll'))</_ILLinkTasksAssembly>
     <_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>$([MSBuild]::NormalizePath($(MonoAotCrossDir), 'mono-aot-cross'))</_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>
     <_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('WINDOWS'))">$(_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath).exe</_MonoAotCrossCompilerPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
index 155ed36c8bb0ee..e753166d45f3bb 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/ILLink.Tasks.csproj
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
     <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);AddBuildOutputToToolsPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
     <!-- TODO: Add package readme -->
     <EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>false</EnableDefaultPackageReadmeFile>
+    <!-- Don't use the TFM but a short form of it without the version to simulate the package layout. -->
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)'">$(OutputPath)net\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetFrameworkToolCurrent)'">$(OutputPath)netframework\</OutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)'">$(IntermediateOutputPath)net\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetFrameworkToolCurrent)'">$(IntermediateOutputPath)netframework\</IntermediateOutputPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Include the illink.runtimeconfig.pack.json file (which depends on the runtimeversion being built)
@@ -78,34 +84,4 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="GenerateBuildMetadata" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild"
-          Inputs="$(MSBuildProjectFile)"
-          Outputs="$(IntermediateOutputPath)Generated_BuildMetadata.cs">
-
-      <PropertyGroup>
-        <BuildMetadataContents>
-<![CDATA[
-// <autogenerated />
-
-internal static class BuildMetadata
-{
-    public const string ILLinkImplFramework = "$(NetCoreAppToolCurrent)";
-}
-]]>
-        </BuildMetadataContents>
-      </PropertyGroup>
-
-      <WriteLinesToFile
-        File="$(IntermediateOutputPath)Generated_BuildMetadata.cs"
-        Lines="$([MSBuild]::Escape($(BuildMetadataContents)))"
-        Overwrite="true" />
-
-      <ItemGroup>
-        <Compile Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)Generated_BuildMetadata.cs" />
-
-        <!-- Append to FileWrites so the file will be removed on clean -->
-        <FileWrites Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)Generated_BuildMetadata.cs" />
-      </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
-
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/LinkTask.cs b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/LinkTask.cs
index b54b2c7510df1d..979d5599fdab8f 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/LinkTask.cs
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/LinkTask.cs
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ public string ILLinkPath {
 #pragma warning restore IL3000 // Avoid accessing Assembly file path when publishing as a single file
 
 				// IL Linker always runs on .NET Core, even when using desktop MSBuild to host ILLink.Tasks.
-				// ILLinkImplFramework ()= NetCoreAppToolCurrent) was used to build the corresponding illink.dll
-				string path = Path.Combine (Path.GetDirectoryName (taskDirectory), BuildMetadata.ILLinkImplFramework, "illink.dll");
+				string path = Path.Combine (Path.GetDirectoryName (taskDirectory), "net", "illink.dll");
 
 				Log.LogMessage(MessageImportance.Normal, $"ILLink.Tasks path: {path}");
 
diff --git a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props
index f624c914ea8ea7..d5cc0bd7df879c 100644
--- a/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props
+++ b/src/tools/illink/src/ILLink.Tasks/build/Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks.props
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
     <!-- Older SDKs used this property as a sentinel instead, to control the import of this file
          (but not the targets, which were included with the SDK). -->
     <UsingILLinkTasksSdk>true</UsingILLinkTasksSdk>
-    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core'">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net9.0\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
-    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' != 'Core'">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net472\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' == 'Core'">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\net\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
+    <ILLinkTasksAssembly Condition="'$(MSBuildRuntimeType)' != 'Core'">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\tools\netframework\ILLink.Tasks.dll</ILLinkTasksAssembly>
 
     <ILLinkAnalyzersPropsPath Condition="'$(ILLinkAnalyzersPropsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Analyzers.props</ILLinkAnalyzersPropsPath>
   </PropertyGroup>