diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 5ea4d2f3879..c6ba301a117 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -422,13 +422,14 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/ext/census/grpc_context.cc",
     ],
     external_deps = [
-        "nanopb",
+        "libssl",
     ],
     language = "c++",
     public_hdrs = [
         "include/grpc/census.h",
     ],
     deps = [
+        "//third_party/nanopb",
         "grpc_base",
     ],
 )
@@ -1035,11 +1036,9 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/load_balancer_api.h",
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/proto/grpc/lb/v1/load_balancer.pb.h",
     ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "nanopb",
-    ],
     language = "c++",
     deps = [
+        "//third_party/nanopb",
         "grpc_base",
         "grpc_client_channel",
         "grpc_resolver_fake",
@@ -1064,11 +1063,9 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/load_balancer_api.h",
         "src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/proto/grpc/lb/v1/load_balancer.pb.h",
     ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "nanopb",
-    ],
     language = "c++",
     deps = [
+        "//third_party/nanopb",
         "grpc_base",
         "grpc_client_channel",
         "grpc_resolver_fake",