diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 833921e..62a54ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "android:prepare": "node scripts/apply-overlay.mjs && cd cinny && npm install && npm run build && npx cap sync android",
+    "android:patch-settings:linux": "sed -i 's|../node_modules/|../cinny/node_modules/|g' android/capacitor.settings.gradle",
     "android:restore": "node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
     "android:open": "cd cinny && npx cap open android",
     "android:run": "cd cinny && npx cap run android",
     "android:apk": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleDebug && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
-    "android:apk:linux": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew assembleDebug && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
+    "android:apk:linux": "npm run android:prepare && npm run android:patch-settings:linux && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew assembleDebug && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
     "android:apk:release": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
-    "android:apk:release:linux": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew assembleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
+    "android:apk:release:linux": "npm run android:prepare && npm run android:patch-settings:linux && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew assembleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
     "android:aab": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat bundleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
-    "android:aab:linux": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew bundleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs"
+    "android:aab:linux": "npm run android:prepare && npm run android:patch-settings:linux && cd cinny/android && ./gradlew bundleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": {
diff --git a/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs b/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
index 2542697..a0aac8c 100644
--- a/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
+++ b/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
  *  5. Copies capacitor.config.json (root) into cinny/capacitor.config.json with webDir reset to "dist"
  *  6. Creates a cinny/android symlink/junction -> root android/ so Capacitor can find it
  *  7. Writes android/local.properties from ANDROID_HOME env var (so it works on any machine)
- *  8. Patches android/capacitor.settings.gradle to use ../cinny/node_modules instead of
- *     ../node_modules, so Gradle resolves the correct path on both Windows (junction) and
- *     Linux (symlink, where Java resolves CWD to the real ROOT/android/ path)
  *
  * Run before every Android build to keep the cinny submodule clean while layering
  * the Capacitor / Android platform changes on top of it.
@@ -136,22 +133,4 @@ if (androidHome) {
   console.warn('[apply-overlay] Warning: ANDROID_HOME not set, skipping local.properties update');
 }
 
-// 8. Patch android/capacitor.settings.gradle to use ../cinny/node_modules
-// On Linux, Java resolves the symlink for CWD so Gradle sees ROOT/android/ as its project
-// directory, making ../node_modules point to ROOT/node_modules (wrong). On Windows, the
-// junction keeps the logical path cinny/android so ../node_modules resolves correctly to
-// cinny/node_modules. Patching to ../cinny/node_modules works on both:
-//   Linux:   ROOT/android/../cinny/node_modules   = ROOT/cinny/node_modules ✓
-//   Windows: cinny/android/../cinny/node_modules  = cinny/node_modules ✓
-console.log('[apply-overlay] Patching android/capacitor.settings.gradle...');
-const capSettingsPath = join(androidTarget, 'capacitor.settings.gradle');
-const original = readFileSync(capSettingsPath, 'utf8');
-const patched = original.replaceAll('../node_modules/', '../cinny/node_modules/');
-if (patched !== original) {
-  writeFileSync(capSettingsPath, patched, 'utf8');
-  console.log('  patched ../node_modules/ -> ../cinny/node_modules/');
-} else {
-  console.log('  already patched or no replacements needed');
-}
-
 console.log('[apply-overlay] Done.');