diff --git a/labgrid/BUILD.bazel b/labgrid/BUILD.bazel
index c2f98900725fdef0b2e5d8d464f342f46a139d8d..a636ef4e8af9736c5c2e01dfd49b57d0bb8c5674 100644
--- a/labgrid/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/labgrid/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_test")
 load("@python_versions//3.11:defs.bzl", "compile_pip_requirements")
+load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_test")
 
 # TODO: generate for more Python interpreter versions and platforms
 # `rules_uv` would be an easier way to do this
diff --git a/labgrid/config/deps.bzl b/labgrid/config/deps.bzl
index e0e33c557149d7d2a8aa824e3416a23e62fb4089..9fb9d0e6b3903e1d90e34c586ceb3ff99be29f4a 100644
--- a/labgrid/config/deps.bzl
+++ b/labgrid/config/deps.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-load("//labgrid/cfg:unstore.bzl", _cfg = "unstore")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "PyInfo")
+load("//labgrid/cfg:unstore.bzl", _cfg = "unstore")
 
 visibility("//labgrid/config/...")
 
diff --git a/labgrid/executor/BUILD.bazel b/labgrid/executor/BUILD.bazel
index bc238473e9ffdd3650d2caf69715d418ff2c26b5..f4e357d45ac67dc51373141b69f22fc0400bbcb4 100644
--- a/labgrid/executor/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/labgrid/executor/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ py_binary(
     name = "executor",
     srcs = ["executor.py"],
     data = [
+        ":args",
         "//labgrid/config:data",
         "//labgrid/config:tools",
     ],
@@ -42,7 +43,15 @@ py_test(
         "echo",
         "$${DATA}",
     ],
+    data = [
+        ":args",
+    ],
     main = "executor.py",
+    # TODO: remove this when we have a default LabGrid configuration toolchain for `arm64-linux`
+    target_compatible_with = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+    ],
     deps = ["host"],
 )
 
@@ -58,6 +67,14 @@ py_test(
         "echo",
         "$${DATA}",
     ],
+    data = [
+        ":args",
+    ],
     main = "executor.py",
+    # TODO: remove this when we have a default LabGrid configuration toolchain for `arm64-linux`
+    target_compatible_with = [
+        "@platforms//cpu:x86_64",
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+    ],
     deps = ["host"],
 )
diff --git a/labgrid/executor/args.bzl b/labgrid/executor/args.bzl
index e09419c6459724a5ac4450e6b39f402c10e2a337..a7ee8eb9d4050828f84f49cdfbab342edc4b3b85 100644
--- a/labgrid/executor/args.bzl
+++ b/labgrid/executor/args.bzl
@@ -17,26 +17,31 @@ ATTRS = {
     ),
 }
 
-def _import_path(short_path):
+def _import(short_path):
     path = short_path.removesuffix(".py")
     parts = path.split("/")
     parts = parts[2:] if parts[0] == ".." else parts
     return ".".join(parts)
 
-def implementation(ctx):
-    output = ctx.actions.declare_file("executor-args.txt")
+def _managers(manager):
+    return ("--manager", "{}:manager".format(_import(manager.short_path)))
 
-    lines = []
-    for m in ctx.files._managers:
-        lines.extend(["--manager", "{}:{}".format(_import_path(m.short_path), "manager")])
-    for name, value in ctx.attr._env[EnvironmentInfo].environment.items():
-        lines.extend(["--env", name, value])
+def _env(pair):
+    key, value = pair
+    return ["--env", key, value]
 
-    ctx.actions.write(output, "\n".join(lines))
-    return DefaultInfo(files = depset([output]))
+def implementation(ctx):
+    arguments = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name)
+    args = ctx.actions.args()
+    args.add_all(ctx.files._managers, map_each = _managers)
+    args.add_all(ctx.attr._env[EnvironmentInfo].environment.items(), map_each = _env)
+    ctx.actions.write(arguments, content = args)
+    files = depset([arguments])
+    return DefaultInfo(files = files)
 
 args = rule(
     doc = DOC,
     attrs = ATTRS,
     implementation = implementation,
+    provides = [DefaultInfo],
 )
diff --git a/labgrid/executor/executor.py b/labgrid/executor/executor.py
index ba7d34c7be9bbf0fd362254712c10108df60d854..49d5e0754c12bb450ce7d6f2ee57a0c7130a7258 100644
--- a/labgrid/executor/executor.py
+++ b/labgrid/executor/executor.py
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ def main(exe: Path, *args: str) -> int:
 
     arguments(prsr)
 
+    runfiles = Runfiles.Create()
+    baked = Path(runfiles.Rlocation("rules_labgrid/labgrid/executor/args"))
+    args = (f"@{baked}", *args)
+
     parsed = prsr.parse_args(args)
 
     cmd = (parsed.program, *parsed.arguments)
diff --git a/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl b/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
index 50c27211e8bbf89c1caafed56d0407ffb02306eb..0713fa5866fcc8de411e7ec19fb31e8d435484fa 100644
--- a/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
+++ b/labgrid/genrule/rule.bzl
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ ATTRS = {
         executable = True,
         cfg = "exec",
     ),
-    "_executor_args": attr.label(
-        allow_single_file = True,
-        doc = "CLI args for the Labgrid environment executor",
-        default = "//labgrid/executor:args",
-        cfg = "exec",
-    ),
     "_sh": attr.label(
         doc = "The Shell interpreter",
         default = "@ape//:bash",
@@ -85,7 +79,6 @@ def implementation(ctx):
         cmd = cmd.replace(key, value)
 
     args = ctx.actions.args()
-    args.add(ctx.file._executor_args, format = "@%s")
     args.add("--")
     args.add(ctx.executable._sh)
     args.add("-c")
@@ -94,7 +87,6 @@ def implementation(ctx):
     ctx.actions.run(
         executable = ctx.executable._executor,
         arguments = [args],
-        inputs = [ctx.file._executor_args],
         outputs = ctx.outputs.outs,
         tools = [t.files_to_run for t in (ctx.attr.tools + ctx.attr.srcs)] + [ctx.executable._sh],
         use_default_shell_env = False,
diff --git a/labgrid/run/binary/rule.bzl b/labgrid/run/binary/rule.bzl
index f46d02925c9f14c583fa3b69eb7acad1399685d6..28ea2726beb82c70921158e249db9afa4a2b8308 100644
--- a/labgrid/run/binary/rule.bzl
+++ b/labgrid/run/binary/rule.bzl
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ ATTRS = {
         executable = True,
         cfg = "exec",
     ),
-    "_executor_args": attr.label(
-        allow_single_file = True,
-        doc = "CLI args for the Labgrid environment executor",
-        default = "//labgrid/executor:args",
-        cfg = "exec",
-    ),
 }
 
 def implementation(ctx):
@@ -77,14 +71,13 @@ def implementation(ctx):
     }
 
     args = ctx.actions.args()
-    args.add(ctx.file._executor_args, format = "@%s")
     args.add("--")
     args.add(ctx.executable.tool)
     args.add_all(expanded_args)
 
     ctx.actions.run(
         outputs = ctx.outputs.outs,
-        inputs = ctx.files.srcs + [ctx.file._executor_args],
+        inputs = ctx.files.srcs,
         tools = [ctx.executable.tool],
         executable = ctx.executable._executor,
         arguments = [args],