diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 20eba50..c8390e5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -153,12 +153,24 @@ jobs:
           ndkVersion=27.1.12297006
           systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=30000
           systemProp.org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=30000
+          # ExpoAutolinkingPlugin requires this; without it Gradle calls
+          # `node ... mirror-kotlin-inline-modules --watched-directories-serialized ''`
+          # and node JSON.parse('') throws SyntaxError, exiting 1.
+          # See ExpoAutolinkingPlugin.kt:51 (findProperty fallback to emptyList)
+          # and ExpoAutolinkingPlugin.kt:67 (passes value to node as-is).
+          expo.inlineModules.watchedDirectories=[]
           CI_PROPS
 
           # Verify signing config in app/build.gradle
           echo "=== app/build.gradle signing section ==="
           grep -A 20 'signingConfigs' app/build.gradle || echo "signingConfigs not found"
 
+          # Diagnostic: dump full gradle.properties + verify expo.inlineModules property
+          echo "=== gradle.properties (final) ==="
+          cat gradle.properties
+          echo "=== expo.inlineModules check ==="
+          grep -c '^expo\.inlineModules\.watchedDirectories=' gradle.properties || echo "MISSING expo.inlineModules.watchedDirectories"
+
       - name: Build Android release APK (arm64 only)
         run: |
           cd android