diff --git a/packages/expo-modules-core/android/build.gradle b/packages/expo-modules-core/android/build.gradle
index 6590d00d8c..c5c5be559f 100644
--- a/packages/expo-modules-core/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/expo-modules-core/android/build.gradle
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def REACT_NATIVE_TARGET_VERSION = REACT_NATIVE_VERSION.split("\\.")[1].toInteger

 def reactNativeThirdParty = new File("$REACT_NATIVE_DIR/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/third-party")

+REACT_NATIVE_DIR = "${rootDir}/versioned-react-native"
+REACT_NATIVE_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE = false
+REACT_NATIVE_SO_DIR = "${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"]