diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/npm-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/npm-packaging-pipeline.yml
index b2e5edc15c..0a8794ac5a 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/npm-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/npm-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -44,19 +44,17 @@ stages:
     PoolName: 'Win-CPU-2021'
     PackageName: 'onnxruntime-web'
 
-- stage: Build_React_Native
-  dependsOn: Extract_commit
-  jobs:
-  - template: templates/react-native-ci.yml
-    parameters:
-      NpmPackagingMode: ${{ variables.NpmPackagingMode }}
-      BuildConfig: 'Release'
-      PoolName: 'Linux-CPU'
-      PackageName: 'onnxruntime-react-native'
+- template: templates/react-native-ci.yml
+  parameters:
+    NpmPackagingMode: ${{ variables.NpmPackagingMode }}
+    BuildConfig: 'Release'
+    PoolName: 'Linux-CPU'
+    PackageName: 'onnxruntime-react-native'
+    BuildAndroidAARStageDependsOn: 'Extract_commit'
 
 - stage: Download_Node_Package
   dependsOn:
-  - Build_React_Native
+  - ReactNative_CI
   - Build_web_Release
   - Build_web_Debug
   jobs:
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
index a4e4336f20..a4a741b333 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/react-native-ci.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ parameters:
   displayName: 'Package name'
   type: string
   default: 'NPM_packages'
+- name: BuildAndroidAARStageDependsOn
+  displayName: 'Stage the Build Android AAR stage depends on'
+  type: string
+  default: ''
 
 stages:
 - stage: Build_Android_AAR
   displayName: Build Android AAR
+  dependsOn: '${{parameters.BuildAndroidAARStageDependsOn}}'
   jobs:
   - template: android-java-api-aar.yml
     parameters: