diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
index 6c22e2d37d0..4662a28fe72 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ do
     ;;  # C++ has already been built.
   "java")
     (cd ../grpc-java/ &&
-      ./gradlew -PskipCodegen=true :grpc-benchmarks:installDist)
+      ./gradlew -PskipCodegen=true -PskipAndroid=true :grpc-benchmarks:installDist)
     ;;
   "go")
     tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance_go.sh