diff --git a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
index f0109220d4..349e9d0944 100644
--- a/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
+++ b/lib/services/android-plugin-build-service.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class AndroidPluginBuildService implements IAndroidPluginBuildService {
 	};
 
 	private getAndroidSourceDirectories(source: string): Array<string> {
-		const directories = [RESOURCES_DIR, "java", ASSETS_DIR, "jniLibs"];
+		const directories = [RESOURCES_DIR, "java", ASSETS_DIR, "jniLibs", "cpp"];
 		const resultArr: Array<string> = [];
 
 		this.$fs.enumerateFilesInDirectorySync(source, (file, stat) => {