diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
index 3064eb92043..aef94073219 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bazel/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 , enableNixHacks ? false
 , gcc-unwrapped
 , autoPatchelfHook
+, file
 , substituteAll
 }:
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ let
     #        ],
     #     )
     #
-    [ bash coreutils findutils gawk gnugrep gnutar gnused gzip which unzip ];
+    [ bash coreutils findutils gawk gnugrep gnutar gnused gzip which unzip file zip ];
 
   # Java toolchain used for the build and tests
   javaToolchain = "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:toolchain_host${buildJdkName}";