diff --git a/third_party/gpus/cuda_configure.bzl b/third_party/gpus/cuda_configure.bzl
index 4a0f4710881..baa6e01bcac 100644
--- a/third_party/gpus/cuda_configure.bzl
+++ b/third_party/gpus/cuda_configure.bzl
@@ -982,6 +982,7 @@ def _create_local_cuda_repository(repository_ctx):
     cuda_defines["%{clang_path}"] = cc
     _tpl(repository_ctx, "crosstool:BUILD", {"%{linker_files}": ":empty"})
     _tpl(repository_ctx, "crosstool:CROSSTOOL_clang", cuda_defines, out="crosstool/CROSSTOOL")
+    repository_ctx.file("crosstool/clang/bin/crosstool_wrapper_driver_is_not_gcc", "")
   else:
     nvcc_path = str(repository_ctx.path("%s/bin/nvcc%s" %
         (cuda_config.cuda_toolkit_path,