diff --git a/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em b/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
index 1e06809493ee46bedc27a3369f220f775b865a49..eb629fe87b2031b4842488ff7c3c15d94e4888c9 100644
--- a/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
+++ b/cmake/rosjava.cmake.em
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ macro(catkin_android_setup)
     add_custom_target(gradle-${PROJECT_NAME}
         ALL
         COMMAND ${CATKIN_ENV} ${${PROJECT_NAME}_gradle_BINARY} ${gradle_task}
+        COMMAND ${CATKIN_ENV} ${${PROJECT_NAME}_gradle_BINARY} install
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
     )
     catkin_package_xml()