1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/ProtoCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/ProtoCommon.java
index 42e02980e6..aa7a3e1064 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/ProtoCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/ProtoCommon.java
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ public class ProtoCommon {
       final NestedSet<Artifact> transitiveProtoSources, RuleContext ruleContext) {
     return RunfilesProvider.withData(
         Runfiles.EMPTY,
-        new Runfiles.Builder(ruleContext.getWorkspaceName())
+        new Runfiles.Builder(
+            ruleContext.getWorkspaceName(),
+            ruleContext.getConfiguration().legacyExternalRunfiles())
             // TODO(bazel-team): addArtifacts is deprecated, but addTransitive fails
             // due to nested set ordering restrictions. Figure this out.
             .addArtifacts(transitiveProtoSources)