diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e4a0986904..65932dc699 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 #Thu Feb 04 15:49:07 GMT 2016
 android.useDeprecatedNdk=true
+buildDir=buildout