diff --git a/tools/bazel b/tools/bazel
index 4e99266e6..955ce4a7a 100755
--- a/tools/bazel
+++ b/tools/bazel
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ fi
 # genrule() invocations like //:buildinfo, as they call 'bazel run python', which
 # fails as BAZEL_REAL is not passed to the child process. Work around it by removing
 # the tools folder from the path.
-export PATH=$(echo "$PATH" | sed 's@^.*/tools:@@')
+toolsPath=$(dirname $0)
+export PATH=$(echo "$PATH" | sed "s@${toolsPath}:@@")
 
 exec $BAZEL_REAL $extra_args "$@"