diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/BazelRuleClassProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/BazelRuleClassProvider.java
index 8ac0c2bb97..2925991b51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/BazelRuleClassProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/BazelRuleClassProvider.java
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public class BazelRuleClassProvider {
       // Note that --action_env does not propagate to the exec config, so it is not a viable
       // workaround when a genrule is itself built in the exec config (e.g. nested genrules). See
       // #8536.
-      return "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin";
+      return "@strictActionEnvPatch@";
     }
 
     String newPath = "";