@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { isWin, MAX_VERSION } from "../constants";
 import { CustomScript, Logger, WritableWorkspaceConfig } from "../interfaces";
 
 export function processKnownGitRepositories(logger: Logger, config: WritableWorkspaceConfig, gitRoot: string) {
-	const isDartSdkRepo = fs.existsSync(path.join(gitRoot, "README.dart-sdk")) && fs.existsSync(path.join(gitRoot, ".dart_tool", "package_config.json"));
+	const isDartSdkRepo = fs.existsSync(path.join(gitRoot, "README.dart-sdk")) && fs.existsSync(path.join(gitRoot, "DEPS"));
 	if (isDartSdkRepo) {
 		config.disableAutomaticPackageGet = true;
 		// The Dart SDKs tests cannot run using pub, so also force them to use the VM.