diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD b/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
index 8d23051..c71d536 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
+
 java_library(
     name = "elasticsearch",
     srcs = glob(["**/*.java"]),
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
index c586080..328c791 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/elasticsearch/BUILD
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("//tools/bzl:junit.bzl", "junit_tests")
 
 java_library(