diff --git a/crates/forge/bin/cmd/build.rs b/crates/forge/bin/cmd/build.rs
index 67410e84e..c6e6bbd2d 100644
--- a/crates/forge/bin/cmd/build.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/bin/cmd/build.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ impl BuildArgs {
             config = self.load_config();
         }
 
+        if self.zk_detect_missing_libraries {
+            config.zksync.zk_detect_missing_libraries = true;
+        }
+
         if !config.zksync.should_compile() {
             let project = config.project()?;