diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 36dd531b3295..33677cee37d8 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ define_common_kernels(target_configs = {
         "kmi_symbol_list_strict_mode": True,
         "module_implicit_outs": get_gki_modules_list("arm64"),
         "kmi_symbol_list": "android/abi_gki_aarch64",
+        "rewrite_absolute_paths_in_config": True,
         "kmi_symbol_list_add_only": True,
         "additional_kmi_symbol_lists": [":aarch64_additional_kmi_symbol_lists"],
         "protected_exports_list": "android/abi_gki_protected_exports_aarch64",
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ define_common_kernels(target_configs = {
         "kmi_symbol_list_strict_mode": False,
         "module_implicit_outs": get_gki_modules_list("arm64"),
         "kmi_symbol_list": "android/abi_gki_aarch64",
+        "rewrite_absolute_paths_in_config": True,
         "kmi_symbol_list_add_only": True,
         "additional_kmi_symbol_lists": [":aarch64_additional_kmi_symbol_lists"],
         "protected_exports_list": "android/abi_gki_protected_exports_aarch64",