diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/pull_request/grpc_bazel_rbe_build.cfg b/tools/internal_ci/linux/pull_request/grpc_bazel_rbe_build.cfg
index 3fffe1390c3..c906e6a6148 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/pull_request/grpc_bazel_rbe_build.cfg
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/pull_request/grpc_bazel_rbe_build.cfg
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ env_vars {
 env_vars {
   # tests to run by the bazel invocation
   key: "BAZEL_TESTS"
-  value: "/tools/bazelify_tests/test:bazel_build_tests_linux"
+  value: "//tools/bazelify_tests/test:bazel_build_tests_linux"
 }