1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/eng/common/build.ps1 b/eng/common/build.ps1
index 8943da242..e0420a642 100644
--- a/eng/common/build.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/build.ps1
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Param(
   [string] $runtimeSourceFeed = '',
   [string] $runtimeSourceFeedKey = '',
   [switch] $excludePrereleaseVS,
+  [switch] $nativeToolsOnMachine,
   [switch] $help,
   [Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)][String[]]$properties
 )
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ function Print-Usage() {
   Write-Host "  -prepareMachine         Prepare machine for CI run, clean up processes after build"
   Write-Host "  -warnAsError <value>    Sets warnaserror msbuild parameter ('true' or 'false')"
   Write-Host "  -msbuildEngine <value>  Msbuild engine to use to run build ('dotnet', 'vs', or unspecified)."
+  Write-Host "  -nativeToolsOnMachine   Sets the native tools on machine environment variable (indicating that the script should use native tools on machine)"
   Write-Host "  -excludePrereleaseVS    Set to exclude build engines in prerelease versions of Visual Studio"
   Write-Host ""
 
@@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ try {
     $nodeReuse = $false
   }
 
+  if ($nativeToolsOnMachine) {
+    $env:NativeToolsOnMachine = $true
+  }
   if ($restore) {
     InitializeNativeTools
   }