diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 0e7ccdd..0276301 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ config_setting(
     values = {"cpu": "x64_windows"},
 )
 
+config_setting(
+    name = "gflags_debug_build",
+    values = {
+        "compilation_mode": "dbg",
+    },
+)
+
 load(":bazel/gflags.bzl", "gflags_sources", "gflags_library")
 
 (hdrs, srcs) = gflags_sources(namespace=["gflags", "google"])
diff --git a/bazel/gflags.bzl b/bazel/gflags.bzl
index 70afd35..1c94bd4 100644
--- a/bazel/gflags.bzl
+++ b/bazel/gflags.bzl
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ def gflags_library(hdrs=[], srcs=[], threads=1):
     else:
         name += "_nothreads"
         copts += ["-DNO_THREADS"]
-    native.config_setting(
-        name = "gflags_debug_build",
-        values = {
-            "compilation_mode": "dbg",
-        },
-    )
     native.cc_library(
         name       = name,
         hdrs       = hdrs,
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ def gflags_library(hdrs=[], srcs=[], threads=1):
         copts      = copts,
         linkopts   = linkopts,
         defines    = select({
-            ":gflags_debug_build": ["GFLAGS_DEBUG_BUILD"],
+            "//:gflags_debug_build": ["GFLAGS_DEBUG_BUILD"],
             "//conditions:default": []
         }),
         visibility = ["//visibility:public"],