diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 76ce89d3..a9ff51d1 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ android {
 
     buildFeatures {
         dataBinding true
+        buildConfig true
     }
 
     dependenciesInfo {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index edff29cf..a4dc791e 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 # thereby reducing the size of the R class for that library
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=false
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
-android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true
 android.enableJetifier=true
 android.nonFinalResIds=false