diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 697feea..2f5f708 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ static def findNodeModules(baseDir) {
   // Node's module resolution algorithm searches up to the root directory,
   // after which the base path will be null
   while (basePath) {
-    def candidatePath = Paths.get(basePath.toString(), "node_modules")
-    if (candidatePath.toFile().exists()) {
-      return candidatePath.toString()
+    def nodeModulesPath = Paths.get(basePath.toString(), "node_modules")
+    def reactNativePath = Paths.get(nodeModulesPath.toString(), "react-native")
+    if (nodeModulesPath.toFile().exists() && reactNativePath.toFile().exists()) {
+      return nodeModulesPath.toString()
     }
     basePath = basePath.getParent()
   }