diff --git a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
index 35d7d4d..1b1de32 100644
--- a/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
+++ b/mk2rbc/mk2rbc.go
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
 	"my-dir":                               &myDirCallParser{},
 	"patsubst":                             &substCallParser{fname: "patsubst"},
 	"product-copy-files-by-pattern":        &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".product_copy_files_by_pattern", returnType: starlarkTypeList},
-	"require-artifacts-in-path":            &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".require_artifacts_in_path", returnType: starlarkTypeVoid},
-	"require-artifacts-in-path-relaxed":    &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".require_artifacts_in_path_relaxed", returnType: starlarkTypeVoid},
+	"require-artifacts-in-path":            &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".require_artifacts_in_path", returnType: starlarkTypeVoid, addHandle: true},
+	"require-artifacts-in-path-relaxed":    &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".require_artifacts_in_path_relaxed", returnType: starlarkTypeVoid, addHandle: true},
 	// TODO(asmundak): remove it once all calls are removed from configuration makefiles. see b/183161002
 	"shell":    &shellCallParser{},
 	"strip":    &simpleCallParser{name: baseName + ".mkstrip", returnType: starlarkTypeString},