diff --git a/test/cpp/codegen/BUILD b/test/cpp/codegen/BUILD
index 66d72ed2854..1388dbc6504 100644
--- a/test/cpp/codegen/BUILD
+++ b/test/cpp/codegen/BUILD
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ grpc_cc_test(
 
 grpc_cc_binary(
     name = "golden_file_test",
+    testonly = True,
     srcs = ["golden_file_test.cc"],
     deps = [
         "//:grpc++",