diff --git a/examples/genrule/BUILD.bazel b/examples/genrule/BUILD.bazel
index dd176bb965..8905bc9654 100644
--- a/examples/genrule/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/genrule/BUILD.bazel
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ genrule(
     name = "call_acorn",
     srcs = [
         ":one.js",
-        # reference the location where the "acorn" npm package was linked in our root Bazel package.
-        "//:node_modules/acorn",
         "//:node_modules/acorn/dir",
     ],
     outs = ["out1"],
@@ -69,7 +67,6 @@ genrule(
         ":require_acorn_js",
         # reference the location where the "acorn" npm package was linked in our root Bazel package.
         "//:node_modules/acorn",
-        "//:node_modules/acorn/dir",
     ],
     outs = ["out2"],
     cmd = """
diff --git a/npm/private/npm_link_package_store.bzl b/npm/private/npm_link_package_store.bzl
index f523bca704..2af66d9b00 100644
--- a/npm/private/npm_link_package_store.bzl
+++ b/npm/private/npm_link_package_store.bzl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def _npm_link_package_store_impl(ctx):
         )
         files.append(bin_file)
 
-    files_depset = depset(files)
+    files_depset = depset(files, transitive = [store_info.files])
 
     transitive_files_depset = depset(files, transitive = [store_info.transitive_files])