diff --git a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/build.gradle b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/build.gradle
index 403a00756..fcba4c587 100644
--- a/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ allprojects {
         jcenter()
         maven {
             // All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
-            url "$projectDir/../../node_modules/react-native/android"
+            url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
         }
     }
 }