diff --git a/launch/launch/actions/include_launch_description.py b/launch/launch/actions/include_launch_description.py
index 184abf4d1..700f83c8e 100644
--- a/launch/launch/actions/include_launch_description.py
+++ b/launch/launch/actions/include_launch_description.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def execute(self, context: LaunchContext) -> List[LaunchDescriptionEntity]:
         ]
         declared_launch_arguments = (
             launch_description.get_launch_arguments_with_include_launch_description_actions(
-                only_search_local=True)
+                only_search_local=False)
             )
         for argument, ild_actions in declared_launch_arguments:
             if argument._conditionally_included or argument.default_value is not None: