diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 8350ed9aa39..fee2c0bd12d 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library", "java_plugin", "java_proto_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load(":java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
 
diff --git a/alts/BUILD.bazel b/alts/BUILD.bazel
index 3595064ffa4..2d9d3508461 100644
--- a/alts/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/alts/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library", "java_proto_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
diff --git a/api/BUILD.bazel b/api/BUILD.bazel
index 965d14a9eb0..4c5e750b5e4 100644
--- a/api/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/api/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/auth/BUILD.bazel b/auth/BUILD.bazel
index a19562fa7f7..da44243e583 100644
--- a/auth/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/auth/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/census/BUILD.bazel b/census/BUILD.bazel
index 36be88fc3d8..f017eeaf8bd 100644
--- a/census/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/census/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/compiler/BUILD.bazel b/compiler/BUILD.bazel
index 6d885ef3f69..30ff3ce5dff 100644
--- a/compiler/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/compiler/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_rpc_toolchain")
diff --git a/context/BUILD.bazel b/context/BUILD.bazel
index d0c4b04ce00..fad8e2ef881 100644
--- a/context/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/context/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 java_library(
     name = "context",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/core/BUILD.bazel b/core/BUILD.bazel
index 6dd5199b5c0..1a743ff9eda 100644
--- a/core/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/core/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/googleapis/BUILD.bazel b/googleapis/BUILD.bazel
index 9ce4179f7b7..42632e0f99d 100644
--- a/googleapis/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/googleapis/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/grpclb/BUILD.bazel b/grpclb/BUILD.bazel
index 902ae7f47d4..ca9975b7ce6 100644
--- a/grpclb/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/grpclb/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
 
diff --git a/inprocess/BUILD.bazel b/inprocess/BUILD.bazel
index bef38612713..e9c5001c5ec 100644
--- a/inprocess/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/inprocess/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/java_grpc_library.bzl b/java_grpc_library.bzl
index 2caa161b268..aaebfe3f933 100644
--- a/java_grpc_library.bzl
+++ b/java_grpc_library.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Build rule for java_grpc_library."""
-
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "ProtoInfo")
 load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "JavaInfo", "JavaPluginInfo", "java_common")
 
 _JavaRpcToolchainInfo = provider(
diff --git a/netty/BUILD.bazel b/netty/BUILD.bazel
index 52fdcb19fd8..8253d1f5bff 100644
--- a/netty/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/netty/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/netty/shaded/BUILD.bazel b/netty/shaded/BUILD.bazel
index 6248f406de9..0a93907bd2f 100644
--- a/netty/shaded/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/netty/shaded/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 # Publicly exposed in //netty package. Purposefully does not export any symbols.
diff --git a/okhttp/BUILD.bazel b/okhttp/BUILD.bazel
index 80068c9bb5b..74a9f7a4300 100644
--- a/okhttp/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/okhttp/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/protobuf-lite/BUILD.bazel b/protobuf-lite/BUILD.bazel
index dad794e8b58..97a5e492d80 100644
--- a/protobuf-lite/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/protobuf-lite/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/protobuf/BUILD.bazel b/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
index 02a136554d2..a31f8b6f6f5 100644
--- a/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/rls/BUILD.bazel b/rls/BUILD.bazel
index bfa0c7eee97..70c17a9c8b6 100644
--- a/rls/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rls/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
 
diff --git a/s2a/BUILD.bazel b/s2a/BUILD.bazel
index 807103bde4e..943ae9ece46 100644
--- a/s2a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/s2a/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/services/BUILD.bazel b/services/BUILD.bazel
index 9ac894ffaee..ba9d334a5c9 100644
--- a/services/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/services/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
 
diff --git a/stub/BUILD.bazel b/stub/BUILD.bazel
index 692ebd6059f..f9188c27272 100644
--- a/stub/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/stub/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/testing-proto/BUILD.bazel b/testing-proto/BUILD.bazel
index 985dbd9777e..f02957c6fc3 100644
--- a/testing-proto/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing-proto/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_proto_library")
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_grpc_library")
 
 proto_library(
diff --git a/testing/BUILD.bazel b/testing/BUILD.bazel
index 78f9b840754..d280ab97ee1 100644
--- a/testing/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/testing/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/util/BUILD.bazel b/util/BUILD.bazel
index 8fb00e21d56..32d5a367b95 100644
--- a/util/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/util/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 
 java_library(
diff --git a/xds/BUILD.bazel b/xds/BUILD.bazel
index 203fa2c3d71..627bfdd62a5 100644
--- a/xds/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/xds/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_binary", "java_library", "java_proto_library", "java_test")
+load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")
 load("@bazel_jar_jar//:jar_jar.bzl", "jar_jar")
 load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "artifact")
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "INTERNAL_java_grpc_library_for_xds", "java_grpc_library", "java_rpc_toolchain")