diff --git a/tools/yamltest/defs.bzl b/tools/yamltest/defs.bzl
index ed062802f..f02b3fb4a 100644
--- a/tools/yamltest/defs.bzl
+++ b/tools/yamltest/defs.bzl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ yaml_test = rule(
         ),
         "_tool": attr.label(
             executable = True,
-            cfg = "exec",
+            cfg = "target",
             default = Label("//tools/yamltest:yamltest"),
         ),
     },