diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-modules/android/build.gradle b/packages/react-native-nitro-modules/android/build.gradle
index 2f3308fc5..89590620e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-modules/android/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-modules/android/build.gradle
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ tasks.register('prepareHeaders', Copy) {
   from fileTree('./src/main/cpp').filter { it.isFile() }
   from fileTree('../cpp/').filter { it.isFile() }
   include "*.hpp"
-  def buildDir = project.layout.buildDirectory.toString()
-  into "${buildDir}/headers/nitromodules/NitroModules/"
+  into "${project.buildDir}/headers/nitromodules/NitroModules/"
   includeEmptyDirs = false
 }