diff --git a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eba8d1e0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/App.config
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <probing privatePath="mods/common"></probing>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
index f341b53cad..c44cd28678 100644
--- a/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.StyleCheck/OpenRA.StyleCheck.csproj
@@ -38,5 +38,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="App.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>