diff --git a/packages/expo-av/android/build.gradle b/packages/expo-av/android/build.gradle
index f2c50906e3..396012ffee 100644
--- a/packages/expo-av/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/expo-av/android/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ file("$REACT_NATIVE_DIR/ReactAndroid/gradle.properties").withInputStream { react
 def REACT_NATIVE_VERSION = System.getenv("REACT_NATIVE_OVERRIDE_VERSION") ?: reactProperties.getProperty("VERSION_NAME")
 def REACT_NATIVE_TARGET_VERSION = REACT_NATIVE_VERSION.split("\\.")[1].toInteger()

+REACT_NATIVE_DIR = "${rootDir}/versioned-react-native"
+REACT_NATIVE_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE = false
+RN_SO_DIR = "${buildDir}/reactandroid-{VERSIONED_ABI_NAME}-*/jni"
+
 def reactNativeArchitectures() {
     def value = project.getProperties().get("reactNativeArchitectures")
     return value ? value.split(",") : ["armeabi-v7a", "x86", "x86_64", "arm64-v8a"]