diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 530eea0423..a43f9a1021 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,12 +14,20 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_flag")
 load("@buildifier_prebuilt//:rules.bzl", "buildifier")
 
 exports_files(["LICENSE"])
 
 exports_files(["VERSION"])
 
+# values: auto, on, off
+string_flag(
+    name = "feature_acl",
+    build_setting_default = "auto",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 alias(
     name = "iceoryx_hoofs",
     actual = "//iceoryx_hoofs",
@@ -44,12 +52,6 @@ alias(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-alias(
-    name = "feature_acl",
-    actual = "//iceoryx_platform:feature_acl",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
 # Execute `bazel run //:buildifier` to fix formating of all starlark files in the workspace
 buildifier(
     name = "buildifier",
diff --git a/iceoryx_platform/BUILD.bazel b/iceoryx_platform/BUILD.bazel
index 6a98311dd9..d7e66aff92 100644
--- a/iceoryx_platform/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/iceoryx_platform/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:selects.bzl", "selects")
-load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_flag")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//bazel:configure_file.bzl", "configure_file")
 load("//bazel:configure_version.bzl", "configure_version")
@@ -67,23 +66,17 @@ configure_version(
     version_from = "//:VERSION",
 )
 
-string_flag(
-    name = "feature_acl",
-    build_setting_default = "auto",
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
 config_setting(
     name = "acl_auto",
     flag_values = {
-        ":feature_acl": "auto",
+        "//:feature_acl": "auto",
     },
 )
 
 config_setting(
     name = "acl_enabled",
     flag_values = {
-        ":feature_acl": "on",
+        "//:feature_acl": "on",
     },
 )