diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 759636042..e79803a53 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
+import com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationExtension
+
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.android.application)
     alias(libs.plugins.android.legacy.kapt)
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ kotlin {
     }
 }
 
-android {
+configure<ApplicationExtension> {
     compileSdk = 36
     namespace = "org.schabi.newpipe"