1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
index 2deba307a0..8640f261de 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public final class PackageIdentifier implements Comparable<PackageIdentifier>, S
         ? Preconditions.checkNotNull(
             execPath.getParentDirectory(), "Must pass in files, not root directory")
         : execPath;
-    if (tofind.startsWith(PathFragment.create(Label.EXTERNAL_PATH_PREFIX))) {
+    if (tofind.startsWith(Label.EXTERNAL_PATH_PREFIX)) {
       // TODO(ulfjack): Remove this when kchodorow@'s exec root rearrangement has been rolled out.
       RepositoryName repository = RepositoryName.create("@" + tofind.getSegment(1));
       return PackageIdentifier.create(repository, tofind.subFragment(2, tofind.segmentCount()));