diff --git a/tensorflow_federated/cc/simulation/BUILD b/tensorflow_federated/cc/simulation/BUILD
index aa5c601bd0..cb9fe9a960 100644
--- a/tensorflow_federated/cc/simulation/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow_federated/cc/simulation/BUILD
@@ -54,5 +54,8 @@ cc_library(
 cc_binary(
     name = "worker_binary",
     linkopts = ["-lrt"],
-    deps = [":worker_main"],
+    deps = [
+        ":worker_main",
+        "//file/placer",  # build_cleaner: keep; required for reading from Placer
+    ],
 )