diff --git a/docker/android/prepare.sh b/docker/android/prepare.sh
index e18ce2b4c6..953bc5ec5a 100644
--- a/docker/android/prepare.sh
+++ b/docker/android/prepare.sh
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ ls $GSTREAMER_ROOT_ANDROID
 
 git clone -b ${DEFAULT_BRANCH} https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-examples.git /android/sources/gst-examples
 chmod +x /android/sources/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew
-/android/sources/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-examples/playback/player/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
+/android/sources/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-examples/playback/player/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
 
 chmod +x /android/sources/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew
-/android/sources/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-examples/vulkan/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
+/android/sources/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-examples/vulkan/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
 
 git clone -b ${DEFAULT_BRANCH} https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-docs.git /android/sources/gst-docs
 chmod +x /android/sources/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew
-/android/sources/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
+/android/sources/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir /android/sources/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android dependencies --refresh-dependencies
 
 unset GSTREAMER_ROOT_ANDROID
 
diff --git a/gitlab/ci_template.yml b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
index fb61d4f5e3..11c1412500 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci_template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci_template.yml
@@ -723,17 +723,17 @@ build cerbero cross win64:
 
     # gst-examples - player
     - chmod +x ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew
-    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android assembleDebug
+    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android assembleDebug
     - cp ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/playback/player/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/*.apk ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/outputs/
 
     # gst-examples - vulkan
     - chmod +x ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew
-    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android assembleDebug
+    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android assembleDebug
     - cp ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-examples/vulkan/android/build/outputs/apk/debug/*.apk ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/outputs/
 
     # gst-docs android tutorials
     - chmod +x ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew
-    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew --no-search-upward --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android assembleDebug
+    - ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/gradlew --no-daemon --project-dir ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android assembleDebug
     - cp ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/gst-docs/examples/tutorials/android/android-tutorial-*/build/outputs/apk/debug/*.apk ${EXAMPLES_HOME}/outputs/
   after_script:
     - rm -rf ${GSTREAMER_ROOT_ANDROID}