diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcLibrary.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcLibrary.java
index 8bcea62..1b799bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcLibrary.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CcLibrary.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
         builder.addTransitiveArtifacts(
             ccToolchain.getDynamicRuntimeLinkInputs(featureConfiguration));
       } catch (EvalException e) {
-        e.printStackTrace();
+        throw ruleContext.throwWithRuleError(e.getMessage());
       }
     }
     Runfiles runfiles = builder.build();