diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 65ba3ebb6..cfc9cfcb3 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ install:
   - cmd: del C:\Users\appveyor\.gradle\caches\modules-2\modules-2.lock
 
 build_script:
-  - cmd: gradlew.bat --no-daemon :jme3-bullet-native:assemble
+  - cmd: gradlew.bat --no-daemon -PbuildNativeProjects=true :jme3-bullet-native:assemble
 
 cache:
 - C:\Users\appveyor\.gradle\caches
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dba7982f0..e8e1fc8f1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jmeVersionTagID = 0
 buildJavaDoc = false
 
 # specify if SDK and Native libraries get built
-buildNativeProjects = true
+buildNativeProjects = false
 buildAndroidExamples = false
 
 # Path to android NDK for building native libraries