diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 1c5236d9d8c7..e678db70151a 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library", "cc_test", "objc_library")
 load("@rules_java//java:defs.bzl", "java_library")
 load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_lang_toolchain", "proto_library")
+load("@rules_proto//proto/private:native.bzl", "native_proto_common")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_library")
 
 licenses(["notice"])
@@ -986,9 +987,13 @@ cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+# Note: We use `native_proto_common` here because we depend on an implementation-detail of
+# `proto_lang_toolchain`, which may not be available on `proto_common`.
+reject_blacklisted_files = not hasattr(native_proto_common, "proto_lang_toolchain_rejects_files_do_not_use_or_we_will_break_you_without_mercy")
+cc_toolchain_blacklisted_protos = [proto + "_proto" for proto in WELL_KNOWN_PROTO_MAP.keys()] if reject_blacklisted_files else [":well_known_protos"]
 proto_lang_toolchain(
     name = "cc_toolchain",
-    blacklisted_protos = [proto + "_proto" for proto in WELL_KNOWN_PROTO_MAP.keys()],
+    blacklisted_protos = cc_toolchain_blacklisted_protos,
     command_line = "--cpp_out=$(OUT)",
     runtime = ":protobuf",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],