diff --git a/talk/libjingle_examples.gyp b/talk/libjingle_examples.gyp
index cfae7418d6..0648ec06ba 100755
--- a/talk/libjingle_examples.gyp
+++ b/talk/libjingle_examples.gyp
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@
                 'cp <(PRODUCT_DIR)/libjingle_peerconnection.jar examples/android/libs/ &&'
                 '<(android_strip) -o examples/android/libs/<(android_app_abi)/libjingle_peerconnection_so.so  <(PRODUCT_DIR)/libjingle_peerconnection_so.so &&'
                 'cd examples/android && '
-                '{ ant debug > <(ant_log) 2>&1 || '
+                '{ ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=<(android_sdk_root) '
+                'ant debug > <(ant_log) 2>&1 || '
                 '  { cat <(ant_log) ; exit 1; } } && '
                 'cd - > /dev/null && '
                 'cp examples/android/bin/AppRTCDemo-debug.apk <(_outputs)'