diff --git a/tests/lib.sh b/tests/lib.sh
index 69ad2013d..6210e779e 100644
--- a/tests/lib.sh
+++ b/tests/lib.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function setup {
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2120
 function run_soong {
-  build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode --skip-ninja --skip-config --soong-only --skip-soong-tests "$@"
+  USE_RBE=false build/soong/soong_ui.bash --make-mode --skip-ninja --skip-config --soong-only --skip-soong-tests "$@"
 }
 
 function create_mock_bazel {