diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d897d2d..55ab0f6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ You can compare Gradle against Bazel, Buck, and Maven by specifying their equiva
         tasks = ["assemble"]
 
         bazel {
-            targets = ["//some/target"]
+            targets = ["build" "//some/target"]
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/BazelScenarioInvoker.java b/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/BazelScenarioInvoker.java
index 5507756c..3a0f8b2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/BazelScenarioInvoker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gradle/profiler/BazelScenarioInvoker.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ void doRun(BazelScenarioDefinition scenario, InvocationSettings settings, Consum
 
         List<String> commandLine = new ArrayList<>();
         commandLine.add(bazelExe);
-        commandLine.add("build");
         commandLine.addAll(targets);
 
         ScenarioContext scenarioContext = ScenarioContext.from(settings, scenario);
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/ProfilerIntegrationTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/ProfilerIntegrationTest.groovy
index 21dca0c2..fcd9b9dc 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/ProfilerIntegrationTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/gradle/profiler/ProfilerIntegrationTest.groovy
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ buildTarget {
 buildTarget {
     tasks = ["some:assemble"]
     bazel {
-        targets = [":hello"]
+        targets = ["build", ":hello"]
     }
 }
 """
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ help {
 buildTarget {
     tasks = ["help"]
     bazel {
-        targets = "//some/target"
+        targets = ["build", "//some/target"]
     }
 }
 """
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ buildTarget {
 buildTarget {
     tasks = ["help"]
     bazel {
-        targets = "//some/target"
+        targets = ["build", "//some/target"]
     }
 }
 """