diff --git a/aspect/build_dependencies.bzl b/aspect/build_dependencies.bzl
index dfd381c126b..7f45c79f53d 100644
--- a/aspect/build_dependencies.bzl
+++ b/aspect/build_dependencies.bzl
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ load(
     "CPP_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME",
     "C_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME",
 )
-load(":java_info.bzl", "get_java_info")
 
 ALWAYS_BUILD_RULES = "java_proto_library,java_lite_proto_library,java_mutable_proto_library,kt_proto_library_helper,_java_grpc_library,_java_lite_grpc_library,kt_grpc_library_helper,java_stubby_library,kt_stubby_library_helper,aar_import,java_import"
 
@@ -16,6 +15,16 @@ PROTO_RULE_KINDS = [
     "kt_proto_library_helper",
 ]
 
+def java_info_in_target(target):
+    return JavaInfo in target
+
+def get_java_info(target):
+    if JavaInfo in target:
+        return target[JavaInfo]
+
+def java_info_reference():
+    return [JavaInfo]
+
 def _package_dependencies_impl(target, ctx):
     java_info_file = _write_java_target_info(target, ctx)
     cc_info_file = _write_cc_target_info(target, ctx)
diff --git a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/project/ProjectDefinition.java b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/project/ProjectDefinition.java
index 118820262e2..e016ef19388 100644
--- a/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/project/ProjectDefinition.java
+++ b/querysync/java/com/google/idea/blaze/qsync/project/ProjectDefinition.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public QuerySpec deriveQuerySpec(Context<?> context, Path workspaceRoot) throws
    */
   private static boolean isValidPathForQuery(Context<?> context, Path candidate)
       throws IOException {
-    if (Files.exists(candidate.resolve("BUILD"))) {
+    if (Files.exists(candidate.resolve("BUILD")) || Files.exists(candidate.resolve("BUILD.bazel"))) {
       return true;
     }
     if (!Files.isDirectory(candidate)) {