diff --git a/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh b/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
index 4e8b2764b32..53ab461dafb 100755
--- a/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
+++ b/test/kubemark/start-kubemark.sh
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ function create-and-upload-hollow-node-image {
   KUBEMARK_IMAGE_REGISTRY="${KUBEMARK_IMAGE_REGISTRY:-${CONTAINER_REGISTRY}/${PROJECT}}"
   if [[ "${KUBEMARK_BAZEL_BUILD:-}" =~ ^[yY]$ ]]; then
     # Build+push the image through bazel.
+    touch WORKSPACE # Needed for bazel.
     build_cmd=("bazel" "run" "//cluster/images/kubemark:push" "--define" "REGISTRY=${KUBEMARK_IMAGE_REGISTRY}" "--define" "IMAGE_TAG=${KUBEMARK_IMAGE_TAG}")
     run-cmd-with-retries "${build_cmd[@]}"
   else