1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppHelper.java
index 3d93141fc6..1888c81000 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppHelper.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp;
 
 import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.BuildType.LABEL;
+import static com.google.devtools.build.lib.packages.BuildType.NODEP_LABEL;
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
 import com.google.auto.value.AutoValue;
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ public class CppHelper {
     // TODO(b/65835260): Remove this conditional once j2objc can learn the toolchain type.
     if (ruleContext.attributes().has(CcToolchain.CC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME)) {
       toolchainType =
-          ruleContext.attributes().get(CcToolchain.CC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, LABEL);
+          ruleContext.attributes().get(CcToolchain.CC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPE_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, NODEP_LABEL);
     } else {
       toolchainType = null;
     }