diff --git a/src/Workspaces/Core/MSBuild.BuildHost/BuildHost.cs b/src/Workspaces/Core/MSBuild.BuildHost/BuildHost.cs
index 08e8008ad8046..7a39c7190ef54 100644
--- a/src/Workspaces/Core/MSBuild.BuildHost/BuildHost.cs
+++ b/src/Workspaces/Core/MSBuild.BuildHost/BuildHost.cs
@@ -161,9 +161,15 @@ private void EnsureMSBuildLoaded(string projectFilePath)
     /// <summary>
     /// Returns the target ID of the <see cref="ProjectFile"/> object created for this.
     /// </summary>
-    public async Task<int> LoadProjectFileAsync(string projectFilePath, string languageName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    public Task<int> LoadProjectFileAsync(string projectFilePath, string languageName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         EnsureMSBuildLoaded(projectFilePath);
+        return LoadProjectFileCoreAsync(projectFilePath, languageName, cancellationToken);
+    }
+
+    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)] // Do not inline this, since this uses MSBuild types which are being loaded by the caller
+    private async Task<int> LoadProjectFileCoreAsync(string projectFilePath, string languageName, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
         CreateBuildManager();
 
         ProjectFileLoader projectLoader = languageName switch