diff --git a/third_party/keras_applications_archive/BUILD.system b/third_party/keras_applications_archive/BUILD.system
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3b58f15030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/keras_applications_archive/BUILD.system
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Description: Keras Applications: set of pre-trained deep learning models.
+
+licenses(["notice"])  # MIT
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "LICENSE",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+py_library(
+    name = "keras_applications",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/third_party/keras_applications_archive/workspace.bzl b/third_party/keras_applications_archive/workspace.bzl
index e90630fa974..cf9d15ca288 100644
--- a/third_party/keras_applications_archive/workspace.bzl
+++ b/third_party/keras_applications_archive/workspace.bzl
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ def repo():
             "https://github.com/keras-team/keras-applications/archive/1.0.6.tar.gz",
         ],
         build_file = "//third_party/keras_applications_archive:BUILD.bazel",
+        system_build_file = "//third_party/keras_applications_archive:BUILD.system",
     )
diff --git a/third_party/systemlibs/syslibs_configure.bzl b/third_party/systemlibs/syslibs_configure.bzl
index dbf4fd6e32f..85187587c90 100644
--- a/third_party/systemlibs/syslibs_configure.bzl
+++ b/third_party/systemlibs/syslibs_configure.bzl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ VALID_LIBS = [
     "icu",
     "jpeg",
     "jsoncpp_git",
+    "keras_applications_archive",
     "lmdb",
     "nasm",
     "nsync",