diff --git a/examples/android/helloworld/build.gradle b/examples/android/helloworld/build.gradle
index bd5f337f013..78591e3b824 100644
--- a/examples/android/helloworld/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/android/helloworld/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
     }
diff --git a/src/android/test/interop/app/build.gradle b/src/android/test/interop/app/build.gradle
index fb500a71c71..5bedc43c9ef 100644
--- a/src/android/test/interop/app/build.gradle
+++ b/src/android/test/interop/app/build.gradle
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ android {
                 arguments '-DgRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_EXECUTABLE=' + grpc_cpp_plugin
             }
         }
+        ndk {
+            abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "arm64-v8a", "x86", "x86_64"
+        }
     }
     buildTypes {
         debug {