diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index bcfb9f203f..1882619426 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ## https://bazel.build/docs/best-practices#bazelrc-file
 ###############################################################################
 
+# Skip building runfiles links for faster builds.
+build --nobuild_runfile_links
+
 # https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--enable_platform_specific_config
 common --enable_platform_specific_config