diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index b2cb489be03..1e531e54f78 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ afterEvaluate {
     // Needed as some of the native sources needs to be downloaded
     // before configureNdkBuildDebug could be executed.
     reactNativeArchitectures().each { architecture ->
-        tasks.named("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(preBuild) }
-        tasks.named("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(preBuild) }
+        tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(preBuild) }
+        tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(preBuild) }
     }
     configureNdkBuildDebug.dependsOn(preBuild)
     configureNdkBuildRelease.dependsOn(preBuild)
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ afterEvaluate {
     configureNdkBuildDebug.dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabDebugPackage")
     configureNdkBuildRelease.dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabReleasePackage")
     reactNativeArchitectures().each { architecture ->
-        tasks.named("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabDebugPackage") }
-        tasks.named("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabReleasePackage") }
+        tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabDebugPackage") }
+        tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(":ReactAndroid:hermes-engine:prefabReleasePackage") }
     }
 
     publishing {
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
index bc9975c8838..54e4086048b 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/hermes-engine/build.gradle
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ afterEvaluate {
     // Needed as some of the native sources needs to be downloaded
     // before configureCMakeRelease/configureCMakeMinSizeRel could be executed.
     reactNativeArchitectures().each { architecture ->
-        tasks.named("configureCMakeMinSizeRel[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(preBuild) }
-        tasks.named("configureCMakeRelease[${architecture}]") { dependsOn(preBuild) }
+        tasks.findByName("configureCMakeMinSizeRel[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(preBuild) }
+        tasks.findByName("configureCMakeRelease[${architecture}]")?.configure { dependsOn(preBuild) }
     }
     configureCMakeRelease.dependsOn(preBuild)
     configureCMakeMinSizeRel.dependsOn(preBuild)
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index f40f0a6b63f..739f1e2bb0d 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ if (enableCodegen) {
 
     afterEvaluate {
         reactNativeArchitectures().each { architecture ->
-            tasks.named("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]") {
+            tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildDebug[${architecture}]")?.configure {
                 dependsOn("preHermesDebugBuild")
                 dependsOn("preJscDebugBuild")
             }
-            tasks.named("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]") {
+            tasks.findByName("configureNdkBuildRelease[${architecture}]")?.configure {
                 dependsOn("preHermesReleaseBuild")
                 dependsOn("preJscReleaseBuild")
             }