diff --git a/examples/aarproject/.gitignore b/examples/aarproject/.gitignore
index bb4d3352c5..e93eb885a9 100644
--- a/examples/aarproject/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/aarproject/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Default ignores by Android Studio
 *.iml
 .gradle
-/local.properties
+# We want to specify our own SDK.
+# /local.properties
 /.idea/workspace.xml
 /.idea/libraries
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/examples/aarproject/app/build.gradle b/examples/aarproject/app/build.gradle
index 2d10aca171..1dd15112d6 100644
--- a/examples/aarproject/app/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/aarproject/app/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 26
-    buildToolsVersion "26.0.1"
+    buildToolsVersion "26.0.0"
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "org.appspot.apprtc"
         minSdkVersion 16
diff --git a/examples/aarproject/local.properties b/examples/aarproject/local.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce50776456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/aarproject/local.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Use Android SDK from third_party/android_tools
+sdk.dir=../../third_party/android_tools/sdk