diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/linux/gpu/run_mkl.sh b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/linux/gpu/run_mkl.sh
index 612ac17e3da01f..b41d1cb92d6bfc 100755
--- a/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/linux/gpu/run_mkl.sh
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/ci_build/linux/gpu/run_mkl.sh
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ source "./tensorflow/tools/ci_build/build_scripts/DEFAULT_TEST_TARGETS.sh"
 if [[ -z "$DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS" ]]; then
    DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS="//tensorflow/...  -//tensorflow/compiler/...  -//tensorflow/lite/..."
 else
-   DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS="${DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS} -//tensorflow/lite/..."
+   DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS="${DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS} -//tensorflow/lite/... @local_xla//xla/..."
 fi
 echo "DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS: $DEFAULT_BAZEL_TARGETS "