diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dc093fcfdc..7fc59ca95e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 #Fri Apr 08 18:47:31 EEST 2016
 android.useDeprecatedNdk=true
+android.enableD8=false