diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8e85900a5..0f1298a95 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ android:
 	cp build/android/out/$(BUILDTYPE)/ca-bundle.crt android/java/lib/src/main/assets/ca-bundle.crt && \
 	cp -r build/android/out/$(BUILDTYPE)/styles android/java/lib/src/main/assets/styles && \
 	cd android/java && \
-	./gradlew build
+	./gradlew --parallel-threads=$(JOBS) build
 
 ##### Test cases ###############################################################
 
diff --git a/android/java/app/build.gradle b/android/java/app/build.gradle
index 0e3ee3691..b02570a52 100644
--- a/android/java/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/app/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 21
     buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
 
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.mapbox.mapboxgl.app"
         minSdkVersion 14
diff --git a/android/java/build.gradle b/android/java/build.gradle
index d72847912..8cf7751e8 100644
--- a/android/java/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/build.gradle
@@ -7,9 +7,3 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.0.0-rc4'
     }
 }
-
-allprojects {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-}
diff --git a/android/java/lib/build.gradle b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
index c4de18c12..c1e221095 100644
--- a/android/java/lib/build.gradle
+++ b/android/java/lib/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ android {
     compileSdkVersion 21
     buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"
 
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 21