diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d9d9da3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+import %workspace%/envoy/.bazelrc
diff --git a/tools/bazel.rc b/tools/bazel.rc
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index bace563eb..000000000
--- a/tools/bazel.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../envoy/tools/bazel.rc
\ No newline at end of file