diff --git a/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json b/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
index d0535697deb38..9443194fd9e0c 100644
--- a/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
+++ b/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
             "device_type=none",
             "os=Windows-10"
         ],
+        "gclient_custom_vars": {
+          "download_android_deps": false
+        },
         "gn": [
             "--runtime-mode",
             "debug",
@@ -37,6 +40,9 @@
             "device_type=none",
             "os=Windows-10"
         ],
+        "gclient_custom_vars": {
+          "download_android_deps": false
+        },
         "gn": [
             "--runtime-mode",
             "profile",
@@ -58,6 +64,9 @@
             "device_type=none",
             "os=Windows-10"
         ],
+        "gclient_custom_vars": {
+          "download_android_deps": false
+        },
         "generators": [],
         "gn": [
             "--runtime-mode",