diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
index 2bd74fa1a1..48afe9723c 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ if(PAL_TRAIT_AZTESTRUNNER_SUPPORTED AND NOT LY_MONOLITHIC_GAME)
             PRIVATE
                 AZ::AzCore
                 AZ::AzTest
-                AZ::AzFramework
     )
     
     if(PAL_TRAIT_BUILD_TESTS_SUPPORTED)
diff --git a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_android.cmake b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_android.cmake
index b3bd825b53..bdca5388ef 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_android.cmake
+++ b/Code/Tools/AzTestRunner/Platform/Android/platform_android.cmake
@@ -10,3 +10,8 @@ set(LY_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
     PRIVATE
         ${LY_NDK_NATIVE_APP_GLUE_SRC_DIR}
 )
+
+set(LY_BUILD_DEPENDENCIES
+    PRIVATE
+        AZ::AzFramework
+)