diff --git a/react-native/android/build.gradle b/react-native/android/build.gradle
index 3938b0a1..18a78f5b 100644
--- a/react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
+apply plugin: "java"
+
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         jcenter()