--- a/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
+++ b/bazel/dependency_imports.bzl
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
     compatibility_proxy_repo()
-    rules_foreign_cc_dependencies()
+    rules_foreign_cc_dependencies(
+        register_default_tools = False,
+        register_built_tools = False,
+    )
     go_rules_dependencies()
     go_register_toolchains(go_version)
     if go_version != "host":
         envoy_download_go_sdks(go_version)
     gazelle_dependencies(go_sdk = "go_sdk")