diff --git a/third_party/mlir/BUILD b/third_party/mlir/BUILD
index ae6c9e3f7a1..94136259559 100644
--- a/third_party/mlir/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/mlir/BUILD
@@ -4069,15 +4069,18 @@ cc_library(
 )
 
 cc_library(
-    name = "mlir_async_runtime",
-    srcs = [
-        "lib/ExecutionEngine/AsyncRuntime.cpp",
-    ],
-    hdrs = [
-        "include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/AsyncRuntime.h",
-    ],
+    name = "mlir_async_runtime_api",
+    hdrs = ["include/mlir/ExecutionEngine/AsyncRuntime.h"],
     includes = ["include"],
-    deps = ["@llvm-project//llvm:Support"],
+)
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "mlir_async_runtime",
+    srcs = ["lib/ExecutionEngine/AsyncRuntime.cpp"],
+    deps = [
+        ":mlir_async_runtime_api",
+        "@llvm-project//llvm:Support",
+    ],
 )
 
 cc_library(