diff --git a/jme3-bullet-native/build.gradle b/jme3-bullet-native/build.gradle
index b62ef3e84..93914ba16 100644
--- a/jme3-bullet-native/build.gradle
+++ b/jme3-bullet-native/build.gradle
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ model {
             architecture "x86"
             operatingSystem "osx"
         }
-        osx_x64 {
+        osx_x86_64 {
             architecture "x86_64"
             operatingSystem "osx"
         }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ compileJava.dependsOn {
 // Adds all available binaries to java jar task
 binaries.withType(SharedLibraryBinary) { binary ->
     // For all binaries that can't be built on the current system
-    if (!buildable) {
+    if (!buildable || buildNativeProjects!="true") {
         //Get from libs folder if no fresh build is available in the build folder and add to jar file
         if(!binary.tasks.outputFile.get(0).exists()){
             def fileName = binary.tasks.outputFile.get(0).getName();
@@ -174,6 +174,21 @@ binaries.withType(SharedLibraryBinary) { binary ->
     jar.dependsOn("copyBinaryToLibs${targetPlatform}")
 }
 
+// Remove all native build tasks, will be added as needed above
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "windows_x86BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "windows_x86_64BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "linux_x86BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "linux_x86_64BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "osx_x86BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "osx_x86_64BulletjmeStaticLibrary"
+
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "windows_x86BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "windows_x86_64BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "linux_x86BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "linux_x86_64BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "osx_x86BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += "osx_x86_64BulletjmeSharedLibrary"
+
 // Helper class to wrap ant dowload task
 class MyDownload extends DefaultTask {
     @Input
diff --git a/jme3-examples/build.gradle b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
index 2c363283d..d63887719 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
@@ -91,11 +91,9 @@ task dist (dependsOn: ['build', ':jme3-jogl:jar', ':jme3-bullet:jar']) << {
         into '../dist/opt/native-bullet'
         rename {project(':jme3-bullet').name+".jar"}
     }
-    if(buildNativeProjects == "true"){
-        copy { 
-            from project(':jme3-bullet-native').jar.archivePath
-            into '../dist/opt/native-bullet'
-            rename {"jme3-bullet-natives.jar"}
-        }
+    copy { 
+        from project(':jme3-bullet-native').jar.archivePath
+        into '../dist/opt/native-bullet'
+        rename {"jme3-bullet-natives.jar"}
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/build.gradle b/sdk/build.gradle
index 07bf0fd74..78765254f 100644
--- a/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ dependencies {
     optlibs project(':jme3-jogl')
     optlibs project(':jme3-android')
     optlibs project(':jme3-ios')
-    if(buildNativeProjects == "true"){
-        optlibs project(':jme3-android-native')
-        optlibs project(':jme3-bullet-native')
-    }
+    optlibs project(':jme3-android-native')
+    optlibs project(':jme3-bullet-native')
     testdatalibs project(':jme3-testdata')
 
     examplelibs project(':jme3-examples')
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 492f03142..346532460 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ include 'jme3-ios'
 
 //native builds
 include 'jme3-bullet' //java
-if(buildNativeProjects == "true"){
-    include 'jme3-bullet-native' //cpp
-    include 'jme3-bullet-native-android' //cpp
-}
+include 'jme3-bullet-native' //cpp
+include 'jme3-bullet-native-android' //cpp
 include 'jme3-android-native' //cpp
 
 // Test Data project