diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 04ef40501..bd6630883 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ subprojects {
         maven { url "http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots" }
     }
 
-    if (getPlugins().hasPlugin('java')) {
-        tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-            // If building with JDK 9+, we need additional flags to generate compatible bytecode
-            if (JavaVersion.current() > JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8) {
-                options.compilerArgs += ['--release', '8']
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     afterEvaluate { module ->
         if (getPlugins().hasPlugin('com.android.library') ||
             getPlugins().hasPlugin('com.android.application')) {
@@ -70,6 +61,15 @@ subprojects {
             }
         }
 
+        if (getPlugins().hasPlugin('java')) {
+            tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
+                // If building with JDK 9+, we need additional flags to generate compatible bytecode
+                if (JavaVersion.current() > JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8) {
+                    options.compilerArgs += ['--release', '8']
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if (module.name == 'app' || module.name == 'stub') {
             android {
                 signingConfigs {