diff --git a/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl b/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
index 01820ab2e28..8f00e560c4e 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_python_deps.bzl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def grpc_python_deps():
 
     if "io_bazel_rules_python" not in native.existing_rules():
         http_archive(
-            name = "rules_python",
+            name = "io_bazel_rules_python",
             url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/releases/download/0.0.1/rules_python-0.0.1.tar.gz",
             sha256 = "aa96a691d3a8177f3215b14b0edc9641787abaaa30363a080165d06ab65e1161",
         )