diff --git a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_compilation_helper.bzl b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_compilation_helper.bzl
index c9f1f2a3e85cd1..e8ee7856386c50 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_compilation_helper.bzl
+++ b/src/main/starlark/builtins_bzl/common/cc/cc_compilation_helper.bzl
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def _compute_public_headers(
                 output = virtual_header,
                 target_file = original_header,
                 progress_message = "Symlinking virtual headers for " + label.name,
-                use_exec_root_for_source = True,
             )
             module_map_headers.append(virtual_header)
             if config.coverage_enabled: