diff --git a/Formula/b/bazel.rb b/Formula/b/bazel.rb
index 6c6debee838b22..114af80e7054b3 100644
--- a/Formula/b/bazel.rb
+++ b/Formula/b/bazel.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Bazel < Formula
   end
 
   depends_on "python@3.13" => :build
-  depends_on "abseil"
   depends_on "openjdk@21"
 
   uses_from_macos "unzip"
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ def install
     cd "sources" do
       system "./compile.sh"
       system "./output/bazel", "--output_user_root",
+                               "--enable_workspace",
                                buildpath/"output_user_root",
                                "build",
                                "scripts:bash_completion",