diff --git a/python/private/BUILD.bazel b/python/private/BUILD.bazel
index 8479f67b49..1e8fe140d3 100644
--- a/python/private/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/private/BUILD.bazel
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ bzl_library(
     visibility = [
         "//:__subpackages__",
     ],
-    deps = ["@bazel_skylib//lib:types"],
+    deps = [
+        "@bazel_skylib//lib:types",
+        "@rules_python_internal//:rules_python_config_bzl",
+    ],
 )
 
 bzl_library(
diff --git a/python/private/util.bzl b/python/private/util.bzl
index 3c32adc607..033920d3bf 100644
--- a/python/private/util.bzl
+++ b/python/private/util.bzl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 """Functionality shared by multiple pieces of code."""
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:types.bzl", "types")
+load("@rules_python_internal//:rules_python_config.bzl", "config")
 
 def copy_propagating_kwargs(from_kwargs, into_kwargs = None):
     """Copies args that must be compatible between two targets with a dependency relationship.
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ def add_migration_tag(attrs):
     Returns:
         The same `attrs` object, but modified.
     """
-    add_tag(attrs, _MIGRATION_TAG)
+    if not config.enable_pystar:
+        add_tag(attrs, _MIGRATION_TAG)
     return attrs
 
 def add_tag(attrs, tag):