diff --git a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/build.gradle b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/build.gradle
index 428bb043d..bad655e7e 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import com.android.build.OutputFile
  * cycle. By default, bundleDebugJsAndAssets is skipped, as in debug/dev mode we prefer to load the
  * bundle directly from the development server. Below you can see all the possible configurations
  * and their defaults. If you decide to add a configuration block, make sure to add it before the
- * `apply from: "react.gradle"` line.
+ * `apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"` line.
  *
  * project.ext.react = [
  *   // the name of the generated asset file containing your JS bundle
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ import com.android.build.OutputFile
  * ]
  */
 
-apply from: "react.gradle"
+apply from: "../../node_modules/react-native/react.gradle"
 
 /**
  * Set this to true to create two separate APKs instead of one:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 107a52a03..fc3a5315c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     "React",
     "React.podspec",
     "ReactAndroid",
+    "react.gradle",
     "android",
     "Libraries",
     "packager",
diff --git a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/react.gradle b/react.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/react.gradle
rename to react.gradle