diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/android/default_qnn_aar_build_settings.json b/tools/ci_build/github/android/default_qnn_aar_build_settings.json
index 599c108f830e7..66ae7d25153f0 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/android/default_qnn_aar_build_settings.json
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/android/default_qnn_aar_build_settings.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "--parallel",
         "--cmake_generator=Ninja",
         "--build_java",
+        "--android_cpp_shared",
         "--build_shared_lib",
         "--use_qnn",
         "--cmake_extra_defines=onnxruntime_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF",