diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
index a98683d5f03976..d75e99ca679c9d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/cmdline/PackageIdentifier.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public PathFragment getSourceRoot() {
   public PathFragment getPackagePath(boolean siblingRepositoryLayout) {
     return repository.isDefault() || repository.isMain() || siblingRepositoryLayout
         ? pkgName
-        : LabelConstants.EXTERNAL_PACKAGE_NAME
+        : LabelConstants.EXTERNAL_PATH_PREFIX
             .getRelative(repository.strippedName())
             .getRelative(pkgName);
   }