diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
index 7f3167c55e72fc..c8a75a049b165f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/remote/options/RemoteOptions.java
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ public RemoteOutputsStrategyConverter() {
       oldName = "experimental_remote_download_minimal",
       defaultValue = "null",
       expansion = {
+        "--nobuild_runfile_links",
         "--experimental_inmemory_jdeps_files",
         "--experimental_inmemory_dotd_files",
         "--experimental_remote_download_outputs=minimal"