diff --git a/common.bazelrc b/common.bazelrc
index 07a3678690..c92fa59b1c 100644
--- a/common.bazelrc
+++ b/common.bazelrc
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ build:debug --define=DEBUG=1
 
 # Turn off legacy external runfiles
 # This prevents accidentally depending on this feature, which Bazel will remove.
-run --nolegacy_external_runfiles
-test --nolegacy_external_runfiles
+build --nolegacy_external_runfiles
 
 # Turn on the "Managed Directories" feature.
 # This allows Bazel to share the same node_modules directory with other tools