diff --git a/tools/bazel.rc b/.bazelrc
similarity index 98%
rename from tools/bazel.rc
rename to .bazelrc
index 3734fab715bc60..9f09fdff973c1e 100644
--- a/tools/bazel.rc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ build:mkl -c opt
 
 # This config option is used to enable MKL-DNN open source library only,
 # without depending on MKL binary version.
-build:mkl_open_source_only --define=build_with_mkl_dnn_only=true 
+build:mkl_open_source_only --define=build_with_mkl_dnn_only=true
 build:mkl_open_source_only --define=build_with_mkl=true --define=enable_mkl=true
 
 build:download_clang --crosstool_top=@local_config_download_clang//:toolchain
@@ -84,3 +84,5 @@ build:dynamic_kernels --define=dynamic_loaded_kernels=true
 build --define=PREFIX=/usr
 build --define=LIBDIR=$(PREFIX)/lib
 build --define=INCLUDEDIR=$(PREFIX)/include
+
+# Do not commit the tf_configure.bazelrc line
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1ef4c297ee4f36..cb65f447d4a551 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 .DS_Store
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 node_modules
-/.bazelrc
 /.tf_configure.bazelrc
 /bazel-*
 /bazel_pip