diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index fad297fa0a..859ff42dad 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ValueTuple, Version=4.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\System.ValueTuple.4.4.0\lib\net461\System.ValueTuple.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/packages.config b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
index 0ec2cc196d..7c4e9632e0 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/packages.config
+++ b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/maste
   <package id="SharpCompress" version="0.18.1" targetFramework="net461" />
   <package id="Splat" version="2.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="squirrel.windows" version="1.7.8" targetFramework="net461" />
+  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.4.0" targetFramework="net461" />
 </packages>
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