--- a/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD
+++ b/bazel/foreign_cc/BUILD
@@ -580,38 +580,11 @@
     working_directory = "build/cmake",
 )

-envoy_cmake(
+# Use pre-installed system libmaxminddb (net/libmaxminddb)
+alias(
     name = "maxmind",
-    build_args = select({
-        "//bazel/foreign_cc:parallel_builds_enabled": ["-j"],
-        "//bazel:engflow_rbe_x86_64": ["-j"],
-        "//bazel:engflow_rbe_aarch64": ["-j"],
-        "//conditions:default": ["-j1"],
-    }),
-    cache_entries = {
-        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "Release",
-        "CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR": "lib",
-        "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_FORCED": "on",
-        "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS": "off",
-        "BUILD_TESTING": "off",
-    },
-    defines = ["MAXMIND_STATICLIB"],
-    exec_properties = select({
-        "//bazel:engflow_rbe_x86_64": {
-            "Pool": "linux_x64_large",
-        },
-        "//bazel:engflow_rbe_aarch64": {
-            "Pool": "linux_arm64_small",
-        },
-        "//conditions:default": {},
-    }),
-    generate_args = [
-        "-G",
-        "Ninja",
-    ],
-    lib_source = "@com_github_maxmind_libmaxminddb//:all",
-    out_static_libs = ["libmaxminddb.a"],
-    tags = ["skip_on_windows"],
+    actual = "@com_github_maxmind_libmaxminddb//:maxmind",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )

 envoy_cc_library(
@@ -620,6 +593,7 @@
     deps = select({
         "//bazel:linux": [":maxmind"],
         "//bazel:darwin_any": [":maxmind"],
+        "//bazel:freebsd": [":maxmind"],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     }),
 )