diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/selectorGenerator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/selectorGenerator.ts
index 22914538f7..5ac7b852a7 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/selectorGenerator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/injected/selectorGenerator.ts
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ function buildTextCandidates(injectedScript: InjectedScript, element: Element, i
   if (ariaRole) {
     const ariaName = getElementAccessibleName(element, false, accessibleNameCache);
     if (ariaName)
-      candidate.push({ engine: 'role', selector: `${ariaRole}[name=${escapeForAttributeSelector(ariaName, true)}]`, score: 10 });
+      candidate.push({ engine: 'internal:role', selector: `${ariaRole}[name=${escapeForAttributeSelector(ariaName, true)}]`, score: 10 });
     else
-      candidate.push({ engine: 'role', selector: ariaRole, score: 10 });
+      candidate.push({ engine: 'internal:role', selector: ariaRole, score: 10 });
   } else {
     candidate.push({ engine: 'css', selector: element.nodeName.toLowerCase(), score: 10 });
   }