diff --git a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
index ccd5cc9b88..1c3f1f1b93 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
+++ b/tools/packaging/packaging.psm1
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ function New-ReferenceAssembly
         {
             Push-Location $projectFolder
 
-            $sourceProjectRoot = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'projects/reference'
+            $sourceProjectRoot = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "projects/reference/$assemblyName"
             $sourceProjectFile = Join-Path $sourceProjectRoot "$assemblyName.csproj"
             Copy-Item -Path $sourceProjectFile -Destination "$projectFolder/$assemblyName.csproj" -Force
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
rename to tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
diff --git a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation.csproj b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation.csproj
rename to tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj