diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 0704eeca0a66..c8af3b4f534b 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -141,4 +141,8 @@ common --experimental_allow_incremental_repository_updates
 
 # Load any settings which are specific to the current user. Needs to be *last* statement
 # in this config, as the user configuration should be able to overwrite flags from this file.
-try-import .bazelrc.user
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+try-import .bazelrc.user
+
+# Enable runfiles even on Windows.
+# Architect resolves output files from data files, and this isn't possible without runfile support.
+test --enable_runfiles
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