diff --git rules/rbe_repo.bzl rules/rbe_repo.bzl
index afdf06e..68d7b3e 100644
--- rules/rbe_repo.bzl
+++ rules/rbe_repo.bzl
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ def _rbe_autoconfig_impl(ctx):
             ctx.report_progress("creating export platform")
             create_export_platform(
                 ctx,
-                exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties,
+                exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties1,
                 image_name = resolve_rbe_original_image_name(ctx, image_name),
                 name = name,
                 toolchain_config_spec_name = toolchain_config_spec_name,
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ def _rbe_autoconfig_impl(ctx):
             ctx.report_progress("creating external repo platform")
             create_external_repo_platform(
                 ctx,
-                exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties,
+                exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties1,
                 image_name = resolve_rbe_original_image_name(ctx, image_name),
                 name = name,
                 use_legacy_platform_definition = ctx.attr.use_legacy_platform_definition,
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ def _rbe_autoconfig_impl(ctx):
         create_config_aliases(ctx, toolchain_config_spec_name)
         create_alias_platform(
             ctx,
-            exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties,
+            exec_properties = ctx.attr.exec_properties1,
             image_name = resolve_rbe_original_image_name(ctx, image_name),
             name = name,
             toolchain_config_spec_name = toolchain_config_spec_name,
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ _rbe_autoconfig = repository_rule(
                    "example, [\"@bazel_tools//platforms:linux\"]. Default " +
                    " is set to values for rbe-ubuntu16-04 container."),
         ),
-        "exec_properties": attr.string_dict(
+        "exec_properties1": attr.string_dict(
             doc = (
                 "Optional. The execution properties to be used when creating the " +
                 "underlying platform. When providing this attribute, " +
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ def rbe_autoconfig(
         digest = digest,
         env = env,
         exec_compatible_with = exec_compatible_with,
-        exec_properties = exec_properties,
+        exec_properties1 = exec_properties,
         export_configs = export_configs,
         java_home = java_home,
         toolchain_config_suite_spec = toolchain_config_suite_spec_stripped,