diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4e24ecb83271e7cf92d772c43ce13591a9333562..c096357355d819988759b1f783d25e032c8a5016 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ android {
 
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
+
+            packaging {
+                jniLibs {
+                    // Exclude .so libs from APK, as they are copied
+                    // in the android.mk while building the /e/OS image.
+                    excludes += "/lib/**/*"
+                }
+            }
         }
     }