diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
index 7c8499df4f58c2..c19351acaae072 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle.kts
@@ -488,6 +488,8 @@ android {
   }
   if (rootProject.hasProperty("ndkVersion") && rootProject.properties["ndkVersion"] != null) {
     ndkVersion = rootProject.properties["ndkVersion"].toString()
+  } else {
+    ndkVersion = libs.versions.ndkVersion.get()
   }
 
   compileOptions {