diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls.csproj
index afa42186c5..18c85de729 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.Controls.csproj
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
 		<Nullable>disable</Nullable>
+		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
 		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics/BizHawk.Bizware.Graphics.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk.csproj
index 60ba414b0a..95f68f935f 100755
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk/BizHawk.Client.DiscoHawk.csproj
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<ApplicationIcon>discohawk.ico</ApplicationIcon>
 		<Nullable>disable</Nullable>
+		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
 		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem/BizHawk.Emulation.DiscSystem.csproj" />
 		<Content Include="discohawk.ico" />
 		<EmbeddedResource Include="discohawk.ico" />
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
index 97df9c2ffe..7338784c6a 100755
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 		<ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
 		<Nullable>disable</Nullable>
 		<ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>None</ResolveAssemblyWarnOrErrorOnTargetArchitectureMismatch>
+		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-		<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
 		<Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls.csproj b/src/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls.csproj
index db07bf0013..bf3a2e331e 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls/BizHawk.WinForms.Controls.csproj
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 		<TargetFramework>net48</TargetFramework>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<Import Project="../MainSlnCommon.props" />
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
+	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
 		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>