diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 206786442..517b4fe08 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -85,16 +85,19 @@ gcc_copts = [
     "-Wwrite-strings",
     "-Wshadow",
     "-fno-common",
+    "-Iexternal/boringssl/src/include",
 ]
 gcc_copts_c11 = [
     "-std=c11",
     "-Wmissing-prototypes",
     "-Wold-style-definition",
     "-Wstrict-prototypes",
+    "-Iexternal/boringssl/src/include",
 ]
 gcc_copts_cxx = [
     "-std=c++14",
     "-Wmissing-declarations",
+    "-Iexternal/boringssl/src/include",
 ]
 
 boringssl_copts = [
@@ -135,7 +138,6 @@ cc_library(
     srcs = crypto_sources + crypto_internal_headers + asm_sources,
     hdrs = crypto_headers + fips_fragments,
     copts = boringssl_copts_c11,
-    includes = ["src/include"],
     linkopts = select({
         "@platforms//os:windows": ["-defaultlib:advapi32.lib"],
         "//conditions:default": ["-pthread"],
@@ -148,7 +150,6 @@ cc_library(
     srcs = ssl_sources + ssl_internal_headers,
     hdrs = ssl_headers,
     copts = boringssl_copts_cxx,
-    includes = ["src/include"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         ":crypto",