diff --git a/core_settings.gradle b/core_settings.gradle
index e2935c9110..15b52a5189 100644
--- a/core_settings.gradle
+++ b/core_settings.gradle
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ if (gradle.ext.has('androidxMediaModulePrefix')) {
     modulePrefix += gradle.ext.androidxMediaModulePrefix
 }
 
-rootProject.name = gradle.ext.androidxMediaProjectName
-
 include modulePrefix + 'lib-common'
 project(modulePrefix + 'lib-common').projectDir = new File(rootDir, 'libraries/common')
 
diff --git a/publish.gradle b/publish.gradle
index bd59d32492..57662bb85c 100644
--- a/publish.gradle
+++ b/publish.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 apply from: "$gradle.ext.androidxMediaSettingsDir/missing_aar_type_workaround.gradle"
 
 afterEvaluate {
-    if (rootProject.name == gradle.ext.androidxMediaProjectName) {
+    if (gradle.ext.has('rootProjectIsAndroidXMedia3') && gradle.ext.rootProjectIsAndroidXMedia3) {
         publishing {
             repositories {
                 maven {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 9feebe7fce..f1b3347913 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ if (gradle.ext.has('androidxMediaModulePrefix')) {
     modulePrefix += gradle.ext.androidxMediaModulePrefix
 }
 
-gradle.ext.androidxMediaProjectName = 'androidx.media3'
+rootProject.name = 'androidx.media3'
+gradle.ext.rootProjectIsAndroidXMedia3 = true
 
 include modulePrefix + 'demo'
 project(modulePrefix + 'demo').projectDir = new File(rootDir, 'demos/main')