diff --git a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
index 3e3cd0c9da8c30..62c1ff11662023 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
+++ b/ReactAndroid/build.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def thirdPartyNdkDir = new File("$buildDir/third-party-ndk")
 def reactNativeRootDir = projectDir.parent
 
 // NOTE(flewp): We want CI machines to also expand a tarball instead of a zip.
-def needsBoostTar = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_MAC) || System.getenv("CI")
+def needsBoostTar = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_MAC) || Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_UNIX) || System.getenv("CI")
 def boostExtension = needsBoostTar ? ".tar.gz" : ".zip"
 
 // We put the publishing version from gradle.properties inside ext. so other