diff --git a/react.gradle b/react.gradle
index 6441d93f70ecdd..e1891752bbbb77 100644
--- a/react.gradle
+++ b/react.gradle
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
 
             // mergeAssets must run first, as it clears the intermediates directory
             dependsOn(variant.mergeAssetsProvider.get())
+            dependsOn(currentBundleTask)
 
             enabled(currentBundleTask.enabled)
         }