diff --git a/tensorflow/core/example/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/example/BUILD
index 19521c0ea82..752a3641b09 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/example/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/example/BUILD
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ tf_cc_test(
     ],
 )
 
-filegroup(
+alias(
     name = "example_parser_configuration_testdata",
-    srcs = [
-        "testdata/parse_example_graph_def.pbtxt",
-    ],
+    actual = "//tensorflow/core/example/testdata:example_parser_configuration_testdata",
 )
 
 tf_proto_library(
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/example/testdata/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/example/testdata/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b021e95762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/core/example/testdata/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Example parser test data.
+
+package(
+    default_visibility = [
+        "//tensorflow/core/example:__pkg__",
+    ],
+    licenses = ["notice"],  # Apache 2.0
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "example_parser_configuration_testdata",
+    srcs = [
+        "parse_example_graph_def.pbtxt",
+    ],
+)