diff --git a/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py b/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
index 8ccb2c054900e..780513271465d 100644
--- a/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
+++ b/tools/nuget/generate_nuspec_for_native_nuget.py
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ def generate_dependencies(xml_text, package_name, version):
             xml_text.append(dml_dependency)
         xml_text.append("</group>")
         if package_name == "Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime":
+            xml_text.append('<group targetFramework="native" />')
             # Support net8.0-android
             xml_text.append('<group targetFramework="net8.0-android31.0">')
             xml_text.append('<dependency id="Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.Managed"' + ' version="' + version + '"/>')