diff --git a/envsetup.sh b/envsetup.sh
index 4f9440e9fb..f9c458b764 100644
--- a/envsetup.sh
+++ b/envsetup.sh
@@ -1871,6 +1871,16 @@ function showcommands() {
     fi
 }
 
+# Source necessary setup scripts needed to run the build with Remote Execution.
+function source_rbe() {
+    local T=$(gettop)
+
+    if [[ "x$USE_RBE" != "x" && "$USE_RBE" != "false" ]]; then
+        . $T/make/rbesetup.sh --skip-envsetup
+    fi
+}
+
 validate_current_shell
 source_vendorsetup
+source_rbe
 addcompletions
diff --git a/rbesetup.sh b/rbesetup.sh
index ec39e6ef17..3b0e7cf7dc 100644
--- a/rbesetup.sh
+++ b/rbesetup.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ function _source_env_setup_script() {
 }
 
 # This function needs to run first as the remaining defining functions may be
-# using the envsetup.sh defined functions.
-_source_env_setup_script || return
+# using the envsetup.sh defined functions. Skip this part if this script is already
+# being invoked from envsetup.sh.
+if [[ "$1" != "--skip-envsetup" ]]; then
+  _source_env_setup_script || return
+fi
 
 # This function prefixes the given command with appropriate variables needed
 # for the build to be executed with RBE.