diff --git a/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer.txt b/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer.txt
index b7dc7d9429..98f533a541 100644
--- a/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Build:2.7.2,2720
     subdir=document-viewer
     submodules=yes
     gradle=yes
-    prebuild=pushd ../ && \
+    prebuild=sed -i -e '/splits/,+7d' build.gradle && pushd ../ && \
         ./init.sh && \
         popd
     scandelete=document-viewer/jni/mupdf/mupdf/build/debug/