diff --git a/src/main/scala/chisel3/simulator/package.scala b/src/main/scala/chisel3/simulator/package.scala
index 1220a462a2c..dcf28bb3e0f 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/chisel3/simulator/package.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/chisel3/simulator/package.scala
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ package object simulator {
             dut
           },
           circt.stage.FirtoolOption("-disable-annotation-unknown"),
+          circt.stage.FirtoolOption("-advanced-layer-sink")
           firrtl.options.TargetDirAnnotation(workspace.supportArtifactsPath)
         ) ++ firtoolOptions
       )