diff --git a/template/android/app/build.gradle b/template/android/app/build.gradle
index a0a8517008d..7898e7bd0a5 100644
--- a/template/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/template/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.facebook.react:react-native:+"  // From node_modules
 
     if (enableHermes) {
-      def hermesPath = "../../node_modules/react-native/node_modules/hermesvm/android/";
+      def hermesPath = "../../node_modules/hermesvm/android/";
       debugImplementation files(hermesPath + "hermes-debug.aar")
       releaseImplementation files(hermesPath + "hermes-release.aar")
     } else {