diff --git a/metadata/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.txt b/metadata/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.txt
index b513df3a02..e323ec34b2 100644
--- a/metadata/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ Build:2.1,45
     commit=android_v2.10
     subdir=android
     gradle=yes
-    ndk=r10e
     rm=ios,dvd,src/sugar,android/libs/*/*.so
     build=cd .. && \
         ./autogen.sh && \
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ Build:2.1,45
         popd && \
         cd android && \
         NDK_PATH=$$NDK$$ ./build-android-with-native.py --locales --toolchain --lzma --icu --zim --xapian --kiwix --strip
+    ndk=r10e
 
 Maintainer Notes:
 Don't run `make android-deps` as that will download the SDK and NDK.