diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 92b5ad93..7aa87f95 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ image:
 
 environment:
   ANDROID_HOME: "C:\\android"
+  # If the gradle daemon is used, the build hangs after generating the wrapper
+  GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
   matrix:
   - nodejs_version: "4"
   - nodejs_version: "6"