diff --git a/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeSettingsPatch.js b/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeSettingsPatch.js
index af93d0587..d4c2e57f0 100644
--- a/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeSettingsPatch.js
+++ b/local-cli/link/android/patches/makeSettingsPatch.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function makeSettingsPatch(name, androidConfig, projectConfig)
   }
 
   return {
-    pattern: 'include \':app\'\n',
+    pattern: '\n',
     patch: `include ':${name}'\n` +
       `project(':${name}').projectDir = ` +
       `new File(rootProject.projectDir, '${projectDir}')\n`,