diff --git a/packages/core/datadog-sourcemaps.gradle b/packages/core/datadog-sourcemaps.gradle
index 9d3eab85d..65a744164 100644
--- a/packages/core/datadog-sourcemaps.gradle
+++ b/packages/core/datadog-sourcemaps.gradle
@@ -369,6 +369,11 @@ private def getServiceName(variant) {
     if (project.ext.has("datadog") && project.ext.datadog.serviceName) {
         return project.ext.datadog.serviceName
     }
+
+    if (project.hasProperty("datadog") && project.datadog.serviceName) {
+        return project.datadog.serviceName
+    }
+
     return variant.applicationId
 }