diff --git a/utils/check_deps.js b/utils/check_deps.js
index c4448bc4be..01599a2bb6 100644
--- a/utils/check_deps.js
+++ b/utils/check_deps.js
@@ -123,4 +123,11 @@ DEPS['src/trace/'] = ['src/utils/', 'src/client/**', 'src/server/**'];
 // Debug is a server plugin, nothing should depend on it.
 DEPS['src/debug/'] = ['src/utils/', 'src/generated/', 'src/server/**', 'src/debug/**'];
 
-checkDeps();
+// The service is a cross-cutting feature, and so it depends on a bunch of things.
+DEPS['src/remote/'] = ['src/client/', 'src/debug/', 'src/dispatchers/', 'src/server/', 'src/server/electron/', 'src/trace/'];
+DEPS['src/service.ts'] = ['src/remote/'];
+
+checkDeps().catch(e => {
+  console.error(e && e.stack ? e.stack : e);
+  process.exit(1);
+});