diff --git a/lib/tests/transitions/BUILD.bazel b/lib/tests/transitions/BUILD.bazel
index c6993d5ec..46fb7e294 100644
--- a/lib/tests/transitions/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/lib/tests/transitions/BUILD.bazel
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ diff_test(
     ],
 )
 
+genrule(
+    name = "dynamic_path",
+    outs = ["dynamic_path.txt"],
+    cmd = "echo $(RULEDIR) > $@",
+)
+
+platform_transition_filegroup(
+    name = "transitioned_dynamic_path",
+    srcs = ["dynamic_path.txt"],
+    target_platform = ":armv7_linux",
+)
+
 go_binary(
     name = "test_transition_binary",
     embed = [":transitions_lib"],
diff --git a/lib/transitions.bzl b/lib/transitions.bzl
index cd0e42552..7989e4e13 100644
--- a/lib/transitions.bzl
+++ b/lib/transitions.bzl
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ platform_transition_filegroup = rule(
         ),
         "srcs": attr.label_list(
             allow_empty = False,
+            allow_files = True,
             cfg = _transition_platform,
             doc = "The input to be transitioned to the target platform.",
         ),