diff --git a/src/targets/EmbeddedCsWinRT.targets b/src/targets/EmbeddedCsWinRT.targets
index 59995b1775..87ebba9370 100644
--- a/src/targets/EmbeddedCsWinRT.targets
+++ b/src/targets/EmbeddedCsWinRT.targets
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   -->
   <Target Name="WinGetRemoveEmbeddedWinRTRuntimeReference" AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets">
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ResolvedCompileFileDefinitions Remove="@(ResolvedCompileFileDefinitions)" Condition="'$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName(%(HintPath)))' == 'WinRT.Runtime.dll'" />
+      <ResolvedCompileFileDefinitions Remove="@(ResolvedCompileFileDefinitions)" Condition="'$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName(`%(HintPath)`))' == 'WinRT.Runtime.dll'" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>