diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 88d8b8072..ee81c7595 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ proto_lang_toolchain(
     command_line = "--cpp_out=$(OUT)",
     runtime = ":protobuf",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    blacklisted_protos = [":_internal_wkt_protos_genrule"],
 )
 
 proto_lang_toolchain(