diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 43ccf92e1f..5ecdbaff0d 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ build --features=debug_prefix_map_pwd_is_dot
 build --features=swift.cacheable_swiftmodules
 build --features=swift.debug_prefix_map
 build --features=swift.enable_vfsoverlays
+build --features=swift.vfsoverlay
 
 build --strategy=Genrule=standalone
 build --spawn_strategy=standalone