diff --git a/bazel/repositories.bzl b/bazel/repositories.bzl
index a4615bc57859..0fcce79da412 100644
--- a/bazel/repositories.bzl
+++ b/bazel/repositories.bzl
@@ -984,7 +984,11 @@ def _rules_ruby():
     external_http_archive("rules_ruby")
 
 def _foreign_cc_dependencies():
-    external_http_archive(name = "rules_foreign_cc")
+    external_http_archive(
+        name = "rules_foreign_cc",
+        patches = ["@envoy//bazel:rules_foreign_cc.patch"],
+        patch_args = ["-p1"],
+    )
 
 def _com_github_maxmind_libmaxminddb():
     external_http_archive(
diff --git a/bazel/rules_foreign_cc.patch b/bazel/rules_foreign_cc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..147ea52e349e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel/rules_foreign_cc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/toolchains/private/BUILD.bazel b/toolchains/private/BUILD.bazel
+index 4ccdeef..25658e9 100644
+--- a/toolchains/private/BUILD.bazel
++++ b/toolchains/private/BUILD.bazel
+@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ native_tool_toolchain(
+ make_tool(
+     name = "make_tool",
+     srcs = "@gnumake_src//:all_srcs",
++    features = [
++        "-default_link_libs",
++    ],
+     tags = ["manual"],
+ )
+