diff --git a/react.gradle b/react.gradle
index 04b94aad9ee513..0d8640aff2c5bf 100644
--- a/react.gradle
+++ b/react.gradle
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
 
             // mergeAssets must run first, as it clears the intermediates directory
             dependsOn(variant.mergeAssetsProvider.get())
+            dependsOn(currentBundleTask)
 
             enabled(currentBundleTask.enabled)
         }