diff --git a/.gn b/.gn
index 1abcb116700ff0..15ddd275d8d557 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.gn
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ no_check_targets = [
   "//extensions/browser/api/system_storage:*",  # 6 errors
   "//extensions/browser/api/test:*",  # 1 error
   "//extensions/browser/api/usb:*",  # 12 errors
-  "//extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard:*",  # 1 error
   "//extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard_private:*",  # 2 errors
   "//extensions/browser/api/vpn_provider:*",  # 13 errors
   "//extensions/browser/api/web_request:*",  # 37 errors
diff --git a/extensions/browser/api/BUILD.gn b/extensions/browser/api/BUILD.gn
index 85f6363db68f3e..9378a280bc3baa 100644
--- a/extensions/browser/api/BUILD.gn
+++ b/extensions/browser/api/BUILD.gn
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ source_set("api") {
     public_deps += [
       "//extensions/browser/api/cec_private",
       "//extensions/browser/api/diagnostics",
-      "//extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard",
       "//extensions/browser/api/vpn_provider",
       "//extensions/browser/api/webcam_private",
     ]
@@ -209,7 +208,10 @@ group("api_implementations") {
   ]
 
   if (is_chromeos_ash) {
-    public_deps += [ "//extensions/browser/api/clipboard" ]
+    public_deps += [
+      "//extensions/browser/api/clipboard",
+      "//extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard",
+    ]
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard/BUILD.gn b/extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard/BUILD.gn
index 0c3a216e59698a..c66ebcfab17e20 100644
--- a/extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard/BUILD.gn
+++ b/extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard/BUILD.gn
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ source_set("virtual_keyboard") {
     "//build:chromeos_buildflags",
     "//extensions/browser/api/virtual_keyboard_private",
     "//extensions/common/api",
+    "//ui/base/ime/chromeos",
   ]
 
   public_deps = [ "//extensions/browser:browser_sources" ]