diff --git a/pkg/aspect/lint/bep.go b/pkg/aspect/lint/bep.go
index 92586253..140c6d4d 100644
--- a/pkg/aspect/lint/bep.go
+++ b/pkg/aspect/lint/bep.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type ResultForLabel struct {
 type LintBEPHandler struct {
 	namedSets      map[string]*buildeventstream.NamedSetOfFiles
 	workspaceRoot  string
+	localExecRoot  string
 	besCompleted   chan<- struct{}
 	resultsByLabel map[string]*ResultForLabel
 }
@@ -71,7 +72,14 @@ func (runner *LintBEPHandler) readBEPFile(file *buildeventstream.File) ([]byte,
 			}
 			// Because we set --experimental_remote_download_regex, we can depend on the results file being
 			// in the output tree even when using a remote cache with build without the bytes.
-			resultsFile = path.Join(runner.workspaceRoot, path.Join(file.PathPrefix...), file.Name)
+			// If possible, we use the localExecRoot from the workspaceInfo event when constructing the path
+			// to the results file in case the convenience symlinks are not present, e.g. if
+			// --experimental_convenience_symlinks=ignore is specified.
+			root := runner.workspaceRoot
+			if runner.localExecRoot != "" {
+				root = runner.localExecRoot
+			}
+			resultsFile = path.Join(root, path.Join(file.PathPrefix...), file.Name)
 		} else {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported BES file uri %v", f.Uri)
 		}
@@ -122,6 +130,9 @@ func parseLinterMnemonicFromFilename(filename string) string {
 func (runner *LintBEPHandler) bepEventCallback(event *buildeventstream.BuildEvent) error {
 	switch event.Payload.(type) {
 
+	case *buildeventstream.BuildEvent_WorkspaceInfo:
+		runner.localExecRoot = event.GetWorkspaceInfo().GetLocalExecRoot()
+
 	case *buildeventstream.BuildEvent_NamedSetOfFiles:
 		runner.namedSets[event.Id.GetNamedSet().Id] = event.GetNamedSetOfFiles()