diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin_ffi/android.tmpl/build.gradle.tmpl b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin_ffi/android.tmpl/build.gradle.tmpl
index 74511b59ce..319ed1f910 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin_ffi/android.tmpl/build.gradle.tmpl
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/templates/plugin_ffi/android.tmpl/build.gradle.tmpl
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ android {
     // to bump the version in their app.
     compileSdkVersion {{compileSdkVersion}}
 
-    // Bumping the plugin ndkVersion requires all clients of this plugin to bump
-    // the version in their app and to download a newer version of the NDK.
-    ndkVersion "{{ndkVersion}}"
+    // Use the NDK version
+    // declared in /android/app/build.gradle file of the Flutter project.
+    // Replace it with a version number if this plugin requires a specfic NDK version.
+    // (e.g. ndkVersion "23.1.7779620")
+    ndkVersion android.ndkVersion
 
     // Invoke the shared CMake build with the Android Gradle Plugin.
     externalNativeBuild {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/android_plugin_ndkversion_mismatch_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/android_plugin_ndkversion_mismatch_test.dart
index c567c08e47..2580c4d16e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/android_plugin_ndkversion_mismatch_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/integration.shard/android_plugin_ndkversion_mismatch_test.dart
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void main() {
     final String pluginBuildGradle = pluginGradleFile.readAsStringSync();
 
     // Bump up plugin ndkVersion to 21.4.7075529.
-    final RegExp androidNdkVersionRegExp = RegExp(r'ndkVersion (\"[0-9\.]+\"|flutter.ndkVersion)');
+    final RegExp androidNdkVersionRegExp = RegExp(r'ndkVersion (\"[0-9\.]+\"|flutter.ndkVersion|android.ndkVersion)');
     final String newPluginGradleFile = pluginBuildGradle.replaceAll(androidNdkVersionRegExp, 'ndkVersion "21.4.7075529"');
     expect(newPluginGradleFile, contains('21.4.7075529'));
     pluginGradleFile.writeAsStringSync(newPluginGradleFile);