diff --git a/SimDataFormats/Associations/BuildFile.xml b/SimDataFormats/Associations/BuildFile.xml
index 9c5fd58c2db6d..cf2945f41c055 100644
--- a/SimDataFormats/Associations/BuildFile.xml
+++ b/SimDataFormats/Associations/BuildFile.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 <use name="SimDataFormats/Track"/>
 <use name="SimDataFormats/TrackingAnalysis"/>
 <use name="SimDataFormats/Vertex"/>
+<use name="DataFormats/ParticleFlowReco"/>
 <use name="clhep"/>
 <export>
   <lib name="1"/>
diff --git a/SimDataFormats/Associations/plugins/BuildFile.xml b/SimDataFormats/Associations/plugins/BuildFile.xml
index bf4fdbfe7ae3a..cb5fa596704db 100644
--- a/SimDataFormats/Associations/plugins/BuildFile.xml
+++ b/SimDataFormats/Associations/plugins/BuildFile.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <use name="FWCore/Framework"/>
 <use name="FWCore/ParameterSet"/>
 <use name="DataFormats/HGCalReco"/>
+<use name="DataFormats/CaloRecHit"/>
+<use name="FWCore/MessageLogger"/>
+<use name="FWCore/Utilities"/>
+<use name="SimDataFormats/CaloAnalysis"/>
 <library name="CPLCAssociation_plugins" file="*.cc">
   <flags EDM_PLUGIN="1"/>
 </library>