diff --git a/.azure/azure-pipelines-android.yml b/.azure/azure-pipelines-android.yml
index 90c5f885..6d343326 100644
--- a/.azure/azure-pipelines-android.yml
+++ b/.azure/azure-pipelines-android.yml
@@ -551,15 +551,6 @@ jobs:
       parameters:
         sourceDir: 'libinstpatch-$(INSTPATCH_VERSION)'
 
-    # finally, compile fluidsynth
-    - template: cmake-android.yml
-      parameters:
-        workDir: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
-        sourceDir: '.'
-        condition: succeeded()
-        cmakeArgs: '-Denable-opensles=1 -Denable-floats=1 -Denable-oboe=1 -Denable-dbus=0 -Denable-oss=0'
-        installCommand: ''
-
     - bash: |
         set -ex
         cd $ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/
@@ -574,7 +565,15 @@ jobs:
         $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb devices echo "Emulator started"
       displayName: 'Create and start emulator'
       continueOnError: true
-      enabled: 'false'
+
+    # finally, compile fluidsynth
+    - template: cmake-android.yml
+      parameters:
+        workDir: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
+        sourceDir: '.'
+        condition: succeeded()
+        cmakeArgs: '-Denable-opensles=1 -Denable-floats=1 -Denable-oboe=1 -Denable-dbus=0 -Denable-oss=0'
+        installCommand: ''
 
     - bash: |
         set -x