diff --git a/demos/main/build.gradle b/demos/main/build.gradle
index 853cff33fc..6a49adf169 100644
--- a/demos/main/build.gradle
+++ b/demos/main/build.gradle
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ android {
 
     flavorDimensions = ["decoderExtensions"]
 
+    buildFeatures.buildConfig true
+
     productFlavors {
         noDecoderExtensions {
             dimension "decoderExtensions"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7817781ab2..452aea5074 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 android.useAndroidX=true
 buildDir=buildout
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
-android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=false
 android.nonFinalResIds=false