diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index fa1c61cd611..dd7046fbc4e 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     public_hdrs = GRPC_PUBLIC_HDRS + GRPC_PUBLIC_EVENT_ENGINE_HDRS,
     visibility = ["@grpc:alt_grpc_base_legacy"],
     deps = [
+        "byte_buffer",
         "channel_arg_names",
         "config_vars",
         "debug_location",