diff --git a/ui/build/soong.go b/ui/build/soong.go
index 28c6ec937..4ec035435 100644
--- a/ui/build/soong.go
+++ b/ui/build/soong.go
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func runSoong(ctx Context, config Config) {
 	soongBuildEnv.Set("BAZEL_WORKSPACE", absPath(ctx, "."))
 	soongBuildEnv.Set("BAZEL_METRICS_DIR", config.BazelMetricsDir())
 	soongBuildEnv.Set("LOG_DIR", config.LogsDir())
-	soongBuildEnv.Set("BAZEL_DEPS_FILE", filepath.Join(os.Getenv("TOP"), config.OutDir(), "tools", "bazel.list"))
+	soongBuildEnv.Set("BAZEL_DEPS_FILE", absPath(ctx, filepath.Join(config.BazelOutDir(), "bazel.list")))
 
 	// For Soong bootstrapping tests
 	if os.Getenv("ALLOW_MISSING_DEPENDENCIES") == "true" {