diff --git a/src/Tasks/Common/MetadataKeys.cs b/src/Tasks/Common/MetadataKeys.cs
index cfb93050a807..2940c81b9787 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Common/MetadataKeys.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks/Common/MetadataKeys.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ internal static class MetadataKeys
 
         // Diagnostics
         public const string DiagnosticCode = "DiagnosticCode";
+        public const string DisplayName = "DisplayName";
         public const string Message = "Message";
         public const string FilePath = "FilePath";
         public const string Severity = "Severity";
diff --git a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/GenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/GenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
index db830ff19e2d..01768eed2360 100644
--- a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/GenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
+++ b/src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/GenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ protected override void ExecuteCore()
                         targetFrameworkAlias = $"{targetFrameworkAlias}-windows";
                     }
 
-                    var displayName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tfm.GetMetadata("DisplayName")) ? targetFrameworkAlias : tfm.GetMetadata("DisplayName");
-                    convertedTfms.Add(new TaskItem(targetFrameworkAlias, new Dictionary<string, string>() { { "DisplayName", displayName } }));
+                    var displayName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tfm.GetMetadata(MetadataKeys.DisplayName)) ? targetFrameworkAlias : tfm.GetMetadata(MetadataKeys.DisplayName);
+                    convertedTfms.Add(new TaskItem(targetFrameworkAlias, new Dictionary<string, string>() { { MetadataKeys.DisplayName, displayName } }));
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToGenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs b/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToGenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
index 901bc5ef0b49..db02c90e567b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToGenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToGenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public void It_generates_supported_target_framework_alias_items_when_using_wpf_o
 
         private void RunTask(string targetFrameworkMoniker, string targetPlatformMoniker, bool UseWpf, bool UseWindowsForms, List<(string, string)> expectedResult)
         {
-            Func<List<(string, string)>, ITaskItem[]> convertToItems = (List<(string, string)> list) => list.Select(item => new TaskItem(item.Item1, new Dictionary<string, string>() { { "DisplayName", item.Item2 } })).ToArray();
+            Func<List<(string, string)>, ITaskItem[]> convertToItems = (List<(string, string)> list) => list.Select(item => new TaskItem(item.Item1, new Dictionary<string, string>() { { MetadataKeys.DisplayName, item.Item2 } })).ToArray();
 
             var task = new GenerateSupportedTargetFrameworkAlias()
             {