diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppFileTypes.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppFileTypes.java
index f9db2acdca05eb..7123014c0fffc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppFileTypes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppFileTypes.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public final class CppFileTypes {
   public static final FileType OBJCPP_SOURCE = FileType.of(".mm");
   public static final FileType CLIF_INPUT_PROTO = FileType.of(".ipb");
   public static final FileType CLIF_OUTPUT_PROTO = FileType.of(".opb");
+  public static final FileType BC_SOURCE = FileType.of(".bc");
 
   public static final FileTypeSet ALL_C_CLASS_SOURCE =
       FileTypeSet.of(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/Link.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/Link.java
index 37fabe11d42779..6926f5b39b98bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/Link.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/Link.java
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ private Link() {} // uninstantiable
   /** The set of object files */
   public static final FileTypeSet OBJECT_FILETYPES =
       FileTypeSet.of(
-          CppFileTypes.OBJECT_FILE, CppFileTypes.PIC_OBJECT_FILE, CppFileTypes.CLIF_OUTPUT_PROTO);
+          CppFileTypes.OBJECT_FILE,
+          CppFileTypes.PIC_OBJECT_FILE,
+          CppFileTypes.CLIF_OUTPUT_PROTO,
+          CppFileTypes.BC_SOURCE);
 
   /**
    * Whether a particular link target requires PIC code.