diff --git a/jme3-examples/build.gradle b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
index 4805e7d60..92cc404fe 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/build.gradle
+++ b/jme3-examples/build.gradle
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ task dist (dependsOn: ['build', ':jme3-jogl:jar', ':jme3-bullet:jar']){
         into '../dist/opt/native-bullet'
         rename {project(':jme3-bullet').name+".jar"}
     }
-    if(buildNativeProjects){
+    if(buildNativeProjects == "true"){
         copy { 
             from project(':jme3-bullet-native').jar.archivePath
             into '../dist/opt/native-bullet'
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index dca053488..a2efc0e1f 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include 'jme3-android'
 
 //native builds
 include 'jme3-bullet' //java
-if(buildNativeProjects){
+if(buildNativeProjects == "true"){
     include 'jme3-bullet-native' //cpp
     include 'jme3-android-native' //cpp
 }
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ include 'jme3-testdata'
 // Example projects
 include 'jme3-examples'
 
-if(buildSdkProject){
+if(buildSdkProject == "true"){
     include 'sdk'
 }
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