diff --git a/python/repositories.bzl b/python/repositories.bzl
index 498c80f95b..b293b556e9 100644
--- a/python/repositories.bzl
+++ b/python/repositories.bzl
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ def _python_repository_impl(rctx):
         # tests for the standard libraries.
         "lib/python{python_version}/**/test/**".format(python_version = python_short_version),
         "lib/python{python_version}/**/tests/**".format(python_version = python_short_version),
+        "**/__pycache__/*.pyc.*",  # During pyc creation, temp files named *.pyc.NNN are created
     ]
 
     if rctx.attr.ignore_root_user_error:
@@ -243,7 +244,6 @@ def _python_repository_impl(rctx):
             # the definition of this filegroup will change, and depending rules will get invalidated."
             # See https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/issues/1008 for unconditionally adding these to toolchains so we can stop ignoring them."
             "**/__pycache__/*.pyc",
-            "**/__pycache__/*.pyc.*",  # During pyc creation, temp files named *.pyc.NNN are created
             "**/__pycache__/*.pyo",
         ]