diff --git a/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts b/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
index ac5492174..21ab59f02 100644
--- a/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
+++ b/cli/src/tasks/migrate.ts
@@ -202,10 +202,6 @@ export async function migrateCommand(config: Config, noprompt: boolean, packagem
           join(config.android.platformDirAbs, 'gradle', 'wrapper', 'gradle-wrapper.properties'),
         );
 
-        await runTask(`Migrating root build.gradle file.`, () => {
-          return updateBuildGradle(join(config.android.platformDirAbs, 'build.gradle'), variablesAndClasspaths);
-        });
-
         await runTask(`Migrating app build.gradle file.`, () => {
           return updateAppBuildGradle(join(config.android.appDirAbs, 'build.gradle'));
         });
@@ -227,6 +223,7 @@ export async function migrateCommand(config: Config, noprompt: boolean, packagem
           })();
         });
 
+        // Always run before root build.gradle changes as the AGP update could be incompatible with current gradle
         if (!installFailed && gte(gradleVersion, gradleWrapperVersion)) {
           try {
             await runTask(`Upgrading gradle wrapper`, () => {
@@ -253,6 +250,10 @@ export async function migrateCommand(config: Config, noprompt: boolean, packagem
           logger.warn('Skipped upgrading gradle wrapper files');
         }
 
+        await runTask(`Migrating root build.gradle file.`, () => {
+          return updateBuildGradle(join(config.android.platformDirAbs, 'build.gradle'), variablesAndClasspaths);
+        });
+
         // Variables gradle
         await runTask(`Migrating variables.gradle file.`, () => {
           return (async (): Promise<void> => {