diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index f2d06137d..bdb2bfc88 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ build --strip=never
 build --strict_system_includes
 build --fission=dbg
 build --features=per_object_debug_info
+
+# Enable header processing, required for layering checks with parse_header.
+build --process_headers_in_dependencies