diff --git a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
index 4d443e809d55bd..64d36c7b7f664d 100644
--- a/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/utils/bazel/llvm-project-overlay/llvm/BUILD.bazel
@@ -944,7 +944,10 @@ cc_library(
     srcs = glob([
         "lib/IR/*.cpp",
         "lib/IR/*.h",
-    ]),
+    ]) + [
+        # To avoid a dependency cycle.
+        "include/llvm/Analysis/IVDescriptors.h",
+    ],
     hdrs = glob(
         [
             "include/llvm/*.h",