diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index a188cc16..6a7f6415 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ android {
   defaultConfig {
     minSdk getExtOrIntegerDefault("minSdkVersion")
     targetSdk getExtOrIntegerDefault("targetSdkVersion")
+    ndkVersion getExtOrDefault("ndkVersion")
+
 
     externalNativeBuild {
       cmake {