diff --git a/internal/gazelle.bash.in b/internal/gazelle.bash.in
index 8fd23add4..18cd93bb5 100644
--- a/internal/gazelle.bash.in
+++ b/internal/gazelle.bash.in
@@ -98,4 +98,5 @@ if [[ "${is_fix_or_update:-}" == "true"  ]] && [[ -n $REPO_CONFIG_PATH ]]; then
   ARGS=("${ARGS[0]}" "-repo_config" "$(rlocation "$REPO_CONFIG_PATH")" "${ARGS[@]:1}")
 fi
 
+runfiles_export_envvars
 "$gazelle_path" "${ARGS[@]}"