diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator.cc b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator.cc
index 72a7b33a3..d5c8cd502 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator.cc
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ class ModelResourcesCalculator : public api2::Node {
     if (options.has_model_file()) {
       RET_CHECK(options.model_file().has_file_content() ||
                 options.model_file().has_file_descriptor_meta() ||
-                options.model_file().has_file_name())
+                options.model_file().has_file_name() ||
+                options.model_file().has_file_pointer_meta())
           << "'model_file' must specify at least one of "
-             "'file_content', 'file_descriptor_meta', or 'file_name'";
+             "'file_content', 'file_descriptor_meta', 'file_name', or "
+             "'file_pointer_meta'";
     }
     return absl::OkStatus();
   }
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator_test.cc b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator_test.cc
index 58659c77d..83134a8c7 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator_test.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/cc/core/model_resources_calculator_test.cc
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ TEST_F(ModelResourcesCalculatorTest, EmptyExternalFileProto) {
   auto status = graph.Initialize(graph_config);
   ASSERT_FALSE(status.ok());
   EXPECT_THAT(status.message(),
-              testing::HasSubstr(
-                  "'model_file' must specify at least one of "
-                  "'file_content', 'file_descriptor_meta', or 'file_name'"));
+              testing::HasSubstr("'model_file' must specify at least one of "
+                                 "'file_content', 'file_descriptor_meta', "
+                                 "'file_name', or 'file_pointer_meta'"));
 }
 
 TEST_F(ModelResourcesCalculatorTest, GraphServiceNotAvailable) {