diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
index 725bf3d33..73611e665 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/android.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ wget -O android-sdk.zip https://dl.google.com/android/repository/sdk-tools-linux
 unzip android-sdk.zip -d ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}
 rm -f android-sdk.zip
 
-# Add required permissions
-chmod -R a+rwx ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}
-
 if isUbuntu20 ; then
     # Sdk manager doesn't work with Java > 8, set version 8 explicitly
     sed -i "2i export JAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME_8_X64}" /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/tools/bin/sdkmanager
@@ -63,6 +60,9 @@ constraint_layout_solver_versions_list=$(echo "$extras"|awk -F';' '/constraint-l
 platform_versions_list=$(echo "$platforms"|awk -F- '{print $2}')
 buildtools_versions_list=$(echo "$buildtools"|awk -F';' '{print $2}')
 
+# Add required permissions
+chmod -R a+rwx ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}
+
 echo "Lastly, document what was added to the metadata file"
 DocumentInstalledItem "Google Repository $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/extras/google/m2repository/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d '=' -f 2)"
 DocumentInstalledItem "Google Play services $(cat ${ANDROID_SDK_ROOT}/extras/google/google_play_services/source.properties 2>&1 | grep Pkg.Revision | cut -d '=' -f 2)"