diff --git a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
index eed93c2..2b53acf 100644
--- a/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/cli/metroctl/BUILD.bazel
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@
         "rpc.go",
         "table_node.go",
     ],
-    data = select({
-        ":buildkind_lite": [],
-        "//conditions:default": [
-            "//metropolis/installer:kernel",
-            "//metropolis/node:bundle",
-        ],
-    }),
     importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/cli/metroctl",
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
     deps = [
@@ -69,6 +62,22 @@
 
 go_binary(
     name = "metroctl",
+    data = select({
+        ":buildkind_lite": [],
+        "//conditions:default": [
+            "//metropolis/installer:kernel",
+            "//metropolis/node:bundle",
+        ],
+    }),
     embed = [":metroctl_lib"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
+
+# metroctl_lite is the same binary as normal metroctl, but without any data
+# dependencies.
+go_binary(
+    name = "metroctl_lite",
+    data = [],
+    embed = [":metroctl_lib"],
+    visibility = ["//metropolis:__subpackages__"],
+)
diff --git a/metropolis/test/launch/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/test/launch/BUILD.bazel
index d494a6b..c217b35 100644
--- a/metropolis/test/launch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/metropolis/test/launch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "swtpm.go",
     ],
     data = [
-        "//metropolis/cli/metroctl",
+        "//metropolis/cli/metroctl:metroctl_lite",
         "//metropolis/node:image",
         "//metropolis/test/nanoswitch:initramfs",
         "//metropolis/test/swtpm/certtool",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "xSwtpmLocalCAPath": "$(rlocationpath @swtpm//:swtpm_localca )",
         "xSwtpmCertPath": "$(rlocationpath //metropolis/test/swtpm/swtpm_cert )",
         "xCerttoolPath": "$(rlocationpath //metropolis/test/swtpm/certtool )",
-        "xMetroctlPath": "$(rlocationpath //metropolis/cli/metroctl )",
+        "xMetroctlPath": "$(rlocationpath //metropolis/cli/metroctl:metroctl_lite )",
         "xOvmfVarsPath": "$(rlocationpath //third_party/edk2:OVMF_VARS.fd )",
         "xOvmfCodePath": "$(rlocationpath //third_party/edk2:OVMF_CODE.fd )",
         "xKernelPath": "$(rlocationpath //osbase/test/ktest:linux-testing )",