diff --git a/build.psm1 b/build.psm1
index dd9e3ad7dad..b8b10de0cc1 100644
--- a/build.psm1
+++ b/build.psm1
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function Start-PSBuild {
     }
 
     # Verify if the dotnet in-use is the required version
-    $dotnetCLIInstalledVersion = (dotnet --version)
+    $dotnetCLIInstalledVersion = Start-NativeExecution -sb { dotnet --version } -IgnoreExitcode
     If ($dotnetCLIInstalledVersion -ne $dotnetCLIRequiredVersion) {
         Write-Warning @"
 The currently installed .NET Command Line Tools is not the required version.
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ function Start-PSBootstrap {
         $dotNetExists = precheck 'dotnet' $null
         $dotNetVersion = [string]::Empty
         if($dotNetExists) {
-            $dotNetVersion = (dotnet --version)
+            $dotNetVersion = Start-NativeExecution -sb { dotnet --version } -IgnoreExitcode
         }
 
         if(!$dotNetExists -or $dotNetVersion -ne $dotnetCLIRequiredVersion -or $Force.IsPresent) {
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ function Find-Dotnet() {
     if (precheck dotnet) {
         # Must run from within repo to ensure global.json can specify the required SDK version
         Push-Location $PSScriptRoot
-        $dotnetCLIInstalledVersion = (dotnet --version)
+        $dotnetCLIInstalledVersion = Start-NativeExecution -sb { dotnet --version } -IgnoreExitcode
         Pop-Location
         if ($dotnetCLIInstalledVersion -ne $dotnetCLIRequiredVersion) {
             Write-Warning "The 'dotnet' in the current path can't find SDK version ${dotnetCLIRequiredVersion}, prepending $dotnetPath to PATH."