diff --git a/src/main/cpp/BUILD b/src/main/cpp/BUILD
index dfa4a60..7954a67 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/BUILD
+++ b/src/main/cpp/BUILD
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@
         "blaze_util.h",
         "blaze_util_platform.h",
     ],
+    linkopts = select({
+        "//src:darwin": [
+        ],
+        "//src:freebsd": [
+        ],
+        "//conditions:default": [
+            "-lrt",
+        ],
+    }),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//src/main/cpp/util",
diff --git a/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL b/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
index c3de9c6..623dad4 100644
--- a/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
+++ b/tools/cpp/CROSSTOOL
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@
   compiler_flag: "-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
   compiler_flag: "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1"
   compiler_flag: "-fstack-protector"
-  compiler_flag: "-fPIE"
-  linker_flag: "-pie"
   linker_flag: "-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
 
   # Enable coloring even if there's no attached terminal. Bazel removes the
@@ -272,7 +270,6 @@
   # Conservative choice; -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 may be unsafe in some cases.
   compiler_flag: "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1"
   compiler_flag: "-fstack-protector"
-  compiler_flag: "-fPIE"
 
   # Enable coloring even if there's no attached terminal. Bazel removes the
   # escape sequences if --nocolor is specified.
@@ -380,8 +377,6 @@
   compiler_flag: "-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE"
   compiler_flag: "-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1"
   compiler_flag: "-fstack-protector"
-  compiler_flag: "-fPIE"
-  linker_flag: "-pie"
   linker_flag: "-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now"
 
   # Enable coloring even if there's no attached terminal. Bazel removes the