diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/generate_tests.bzl b/test/core/bad_client/generate_tests.bzl
index 9ff55877c53..da372dd0bc9 100755
--- a/test/core/bad_client/generate_tests.bzl
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/generate_tests.bzl
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ def grpc_bad_client_tests():
       name = 'bad_client_test',
       srcs = ['bad_client.cc'],
       hdrs = ['bad_client.h'],
-      external_deps = [
-        "gtest",
-      ],
       language = "C++",
       deps = ['//test/core/util:grpc_test_util', '//:grpc', '//:gpr', '//test/core/end2end:cq_verifier']
   )
@@ -53,5 +50,8 @@ def grpc_bad_client_tests():
         name = '%s_bad_client_test' % t,
         srcs = ['tests/%s.cc' % t],
         deps = [':bad_client_test'],
+        external_deps = [
+          "gtest",
+        ],        
     )