diff --git a/src/build_overrides/build.gni b/src/build_overrides/build.gni
index e88e351773..2321230302 100644
--- a/src/build_overrides/build.gni
+++ b/src/build_overrides/build.gni
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import("//build/config/gclient_args.gni")
 # default_android_ndk_version = "r10e"
 
 # Some non-Chromium builds don't support building java targets.
-enable_java_templates = true
+enable_java_templates = false
 
 # Enables assertions on safety checks in libc++.
 #