diff --git a/android-exoplayer/build.gradle b/android-exoplayer/build.gradle
index 717d04ad..7fccb220 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/build.gradle
+++ b/android-exoplayer/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly "com.facebook.react:react-native:${safeExtGet('reactNativeVersion', '+')}"
+    implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:${safeExtGet('reactNativeVersion', '+')}"
     implementation('com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer:2.9.3') {
         exclude group: 'com.android.support'
     }