diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 56bacf0b9b7..bcc8cda5aff 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -670,6 +670,12 @@ dependencies {
     androidTestImplementation("androidx.test:runner:${ANDROIDX_TEST_VERSION}")
     androidTestImplementation("androidx.test:rules:${ANDROIDX_TEST_VERSION}")
     androidTestImplementation("org.mockito:mockito-core:${MOCKITO_CORE_VERSION}")
+
+    // This compileOnly dependency is needed to be able to update the offline
+    // mirror from a non-linux machine, while still executing inside a Linux CI
+    // as we declare a dependency on aap2 @linux so we're sure the linux artifact
+    // gets downloaded at some point.
+    compileOnly("com.android.tools.build:aapt2:7.4.1-8841542:linux")
 }
 
 react {
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 9c6fad7ae4f..e9b1924d538 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ tasks.register("downloadAll") {
   dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:androidDependencies")
   dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:dependencies")
   dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:androidDependencies")
+  dependsOn(":packages:rn-tester:android:app:dependencies")
+  dependsOn(":packages:rn-tester:android:app:androidDependencies")
 }
 
 tasks.register("publishAllInsideNpmPackage") {