diff --git a/utils/bazel/third_party_build/zlib-ng.BUILD b/utils/bazel/third_party_build/zlib-ng.BUILD
index 055261acb0f69..3a24c8ea8a9cb 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/third_party_build/zlib-ng.BUILD
+++ b/utils/bazel/third_party_build/zlib-ng.BUILD
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ cc_library(
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     }),
+    includes = select({
+        ":llvm_zlib_enabled": ["."],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
     # Clang includes zlib with angled instead of quoted includes, so we need
     # strip_include_prefix here.
     strip_include_prefix = ".",