diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 80d11371b8..3e1cee5c7b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ task installArchives {
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 30
     ndkVersion ANDROID_NDK_VERSION
+    if (ANDROID_NDK_PATH != null) {
+        ndkPath ANDROID_NDK_PATH
+    }
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion(21)
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 2357d61348..fcfcec5528 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ allprojects {
     // used to override ndk path on CI
     if (System.getenv("LOCAL_ANDROID_NDK_VERSION") != null) {
         setProperty("ANDROID_NDK_VERSION", System.getenv("LOCAL_ANDROID_NDK_VERSION"))
+        ext["ANDROID_NDK_PATH"] =  System.getenv("ANDROID_NDK")
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index 6597a0ecdf..37793448e5 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ def useIntlJsc = false
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 29
     ndkVersion ANDROID_NDK_VERSION
+    if (ANDROID_NDK_PATH != null) {
+        ndkPath ANDROID_NDK_PATH
+    }
 
     dexOptions {
         javaMaxHeapSize "4g"