1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/LabelValidator.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/LabelValidator.java
index 8ef3c91e4c..16a913d43e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/LabelValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/LabelValidator.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public final class LabelValidator {
     if (absName.startsWith("@")) {
       int endOfRepo = absName.indexOf("//");
       if (endOfRepo < 0) {
-        throw new BadLabelException("invalid fully-qualified label: " + absName);
+        return new PackageAndTarget("", absName.substring(1));
       }
       absName = absName.substring(endOfRepo);
     }