diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1a21288983..c80fef2728 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # for enableD8=true min sdk must be > 22
 # UPDATE: temporairly commented since gradle plugin updated to 3.1.3 and claims INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT is fixed
 # UPDATE 2: D8 causes problems on arm64 devices with Android 6.0 (API 23)
-android.enableD8=false
+# UPDATE 3: Turn on D8 to recover builds with new gradle 6.5 and pluigin 4.1.1
+#android.enableD8=false
 android.enableJetifier=true
 android.useAndroidX=true