diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactExtension.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactExtension.kt
index dcdfc19026dc63..b67e8826b339f5 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactExtension.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/ReactExtension.kt
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ abstract class ReactExtension @Inject constructor(val project: Project) {
           ?.dependencies
           ?.values
           ?.filter { it.platforms?.android !== null }
+          ?.filterNot { it.platforms?.android?.isPureCxxDependency == true }
           ?.forEach { deps ->
             val nameCleansed = deps.nameCleansed
             val dependencyConfiguration = deps.platforms?.android?.dependencyConfiguration