diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index 4852372dbd..79958a93b3 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ trait Cli extends SbtModule with ProtoBuildModule with CliLaunchers
       super.runClasspath() ++ Seq(localRepoJar())
     }
 
+    def compileIvyDeps = super.ivyDeps() ++ Agg(
+      Deps.jsoniterMacros
+    )
+
     // Required by the reflection usage in modules/cli/src/test/scala/cli/tests/SetupScalaCLITests.scala
     override def forkArgs: T[Seq[String]] = T {
       super.forkArgs() ++ Seq("--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED")