diff --git a/packages/gl-react-native/android/build.gradle b/packages/gl-react-native/android/build.gradle
index 760c65b..1f11aa3 100644
--- a/packages/gl-react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/gl-react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def findNdkBuildFullPath() {
     return new File(ndkDir, getNdkBuildName()).getAbsolutePath()
   }
   def ndkDir = android.hasProperty('plugin') ? android.plugin.ndkFolder :
-          plugins.getPlugin('com.android.library').sdkHandler.getNdkFolder()
+          project.android.ndkDirectory.absolutePath
   if (ndkDir) {
     return new File(ndkDir, getNdkBuildName()).getAbsolutePath()
   }