diff --git a/third_party/tensorrt/local/BUILD b/third_party/tensorrt/local/BUILD
index 31626a211d..d608063529 100644
--- a/third_party/tensorrt/local/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/tensorrt/local/BUILD
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ cc_library(
             [
                 "include/x86_64-linux-gnu/NvInfer*.h",
             ],
+            allow_empty = True,
             exclude = [
                 "include/x86_64-linux-gnu/NvInferPlugin.h",
                 "include/x86_64-linux-gnu/NvInferPluginUtils.h",