diff --git a/src/mono/mono.proj b/src/mono/mono.proj
index 480f9e15048390..8bfbb710823937 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono.proj
+++ b/src/mono/mono.proj
@@ -818,8 +818,8 @@ JS_ENGINES = [NODE_JS]
     <!-- Linux specific options -->
     <ItemGroup Condition="'$(AotHostOS)' == 'linux'">
       <_LibClang Include="$(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$(MonoToolchainPrebuiltOS)/lib/libclang.so" Condition=" Exists('$(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$(MonoToolchainPrebuiltOS)/lib/libclang.so') "/>
-      <_LibClang Include="$(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$(MonoToolchainPrebuiltOS)/lib64/libclang.so.*" Condition=" '$(_LibClang)' == '' "/>
-      <_LibClang Include="/usr/local/lib/libclang.so" Condition="'$(_LibClang)' == ''" />
+      <_LibClang Include="$(ANDROID_NDK_ROOT)/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/$(MonoToolchainPrebuiltOS)/lib64/libclang.so.*" Condition=" '@(_LibClang)' == '' "/>
+      <_LibClang Include="/usr/local/lib/libclang.so" Condition="'@(_LibClang)' == ''" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetsLinux)' == 'true' and '$(Platform)' == 'arm64'">
       <MonoUseCrossTool>true</MonoUseCrossTool>
diff --git a/src/native/corehost/hostmisc/pal.windows.cpp b/src/native/corehost/hostmisc/pal.windows.cpp
index 3a3db968b5bde4..3479c72aced1de 100644
--- a/src/native/corehost/hostmisc/pal.windows.cpp
+++ b/src/native/corehost/hostmisc/pal.windows.cpp
@@ -884,8 +884,12 @@ bool pal::realpath(pal::string_t* path, bool skip_error_logging)
                 }
             }
 
-            // Remove the \\?\ prefix, unless it is necessary or was already there
-            if (LongFile::IsExtended(str) && !LongFile::IsExtended(*path) &&
+            // Remove the UNC extended prefix (\\?\UNC\) or extended prefix (\\?\) unless it is necessary or was already there
+            if (LongFile::IsUNCExtended(str) && !LongFile::IsUNCExtended(*path) && str.length() < MAX_PATH)
+            {
+                str.replace(0, LongFile::UNCExtendedPathPrefix.size(), LongFile::UNCPathPrefix);
+            }
+            else if (LongFile::IsExtended(str) && !LongFile::IsExtended(*path) &&
                 !LongFile::ShouldNormalize(str.substr(LongFile::ExtendedPrefix.size())))
             {
                 str.erase(0, LongFile::ExtendedPrefix.size());