diff --git a/scala/private/phases/phase_compile.bzl b/scala/private/phases/phase_compile.bzl
index 2aa683bba..1b19e2a98 100644
--- a/scala/private/phases/phase_compile.bzl
+++ b/scala/private/phases/phase_compile.bzl
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def phase_compile_scalatest(ctx, p):
         unused_dependency_checker_ignored_targets = [
             target.label
             for target in p.scalac_provider.default_classpath +
+                          [ctx.attr._scalatest] +
                           ctx.attr.unused_dependency_checker_ignored_targets
         ],
     )