diff --git a/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl b/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
index 255adb549826b..fe9869689ae31 100644
--- a/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
+++ b/rules/opentitan/fpga.bzl
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fpga_cw340 = rule(
 def fpga_params(
         tags = [],
         timeout = "short",
-        local = True,
+        local = False,
         test_harness = None,
         binaries = {},
         rom = None,