diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 4ef21c371..f231dec27 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ def getNdkBuildFullPath() {
 }
 
 task buildReactNdkLib(dependsOn: [prepareJSC, prepareBoost, prepareDoubleConversion, prepareFolly, prepareGlog], type: Exec) {
-    inputs.dir("src/main/jni/react")
+    inputs.dir("$projectDir/../ReactCommon")
+    inputs.dir("src/main/jni")
     outputs.dir("$buildDir/react-ndk/all")
     commandLine(getNdkBuildFullPath(),
             "NDK_PROJECT_PATH=null",