diff --git a/cc/common/cc_helper_internal.bzl b/cc/common/cc_helper_internal.bzl
index a7373aac4..ebd470855 100644
--- a/cc/common/cc_helper_internal.bzl
+++ b/cc/common/cc_helper_internal.bzl
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ PRIVATE_STARLARKIFICATION_ALLOWLIST = [
     ("rules_rust", "rust/private"),
     # Python rules
     ("", "third_party/bazel_rules/rules_python"),
+    # Zig rules
+    ("rules_zig", "zig/private"),
     # Various
     ("", "research/colab"),
     ("", "javatests/com/google/devtools/grok/kythe"),