diff --git a/bazel/zlib.BUILD b/bazel/zlib.BUILD
index 4c443df..935d9fa 100644
--- a/bazel/zlib.BUILD
+++ b/bazel/zlib.BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 licenses(["notice"])  # BSD/MIT-like license (for zlib)