diff --git a/package/expo-package/android/build.gradle b/package/expo-package/android/build.gradle
index e5d534cfc2..e517fc9dfa 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/android/build.gradle
+++ b/package/expo-package/android/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ def isNewArchitectureEnabled() {
 }
 
 apply plugin: "com.android.library"
-apply plugin: "kotlin-android"
+// AGP 9 ships built-in Kotlin support and registers the `kotlin` extension
+// itself. Applying the Kotlin plugin on top of it fails configuration with
+// "Cannot add extension with name 'kotlin'". Only apply it when nothing has
+// registered that extension yet.
+if (project.extensions.findByName('kotlin') == null) {
+    apply plugin: "kotlin-android"
+}
 
 if (isNewArchitectureEnabled()) {
   apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
diff --git a/package/native-package/android/build.gradle b/package/native-package/android/build.gradle
index 0d699c4ebf..be804ad0f3 100644
--- a/package/native-package/android/build.gradle
+++ b/package/native-package/android/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@ def isNewArchitectureEnabled() {
 }
 
 apply plugin: "com.android.library"
-apply plugin: "kotlin-android"
+// AGP 9 ships built-in Kotlin support and registers the `kotlin` extension
+// itself. Applying the Kotlin plugin on top of it fails configuration with
+// "Cannot add extension with name 'kotlin'". Only apply it when nothing has
+// registered that extension yet.
+if (project.extensions.findByName('kotlin') == null) {
+  apply plugin: "kotlin-android"
+}
 
 
 def appProject = rootProject.allprojects.find { it.plugins.hasPlugin('com.android.application') }