diff --git a/mace/BUILD.bazel b/mace/BUILD.bazel
index f9af9abe7cb3267da42fb24c322077b8523717f0..8a3fe30b990e1d3f9b8e32b90fc478d4bff12a0f 100644
--- a/mace/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/mace/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+config_setting(
+    name = "linux_base",
+    define_values = {
+        "linux_base": "true",
+    },
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 config_setting(
     name = "android",
     values = {
diff --git a/mace/libmace/BUILD.bazel b/mace/libmace/BUILD.bazel
index c1588792dc967ee55b24e373854ce633f65e3484..f884998e24a2725e427a2514d0d09ed1255b3f54 100644
--- a/mace/libmace/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/mace/libmace/BUILD.bazel
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ load(
     "if_hexagon_enabled",
     "if_hta_enabled",
     "if_linux",
+    "if_linux_base",
     "if_neon_enabled",
     "if_opencl_enabled",
     "if_openmp_enabled",
@@ -99,9 +100,10 @@ genrule(
         "//mace/public",
         "//mace/utils",
         "//mace/proto:mace_cc",
-        "//mace/port/linux_base:port_linux_base",
         "@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_lite",
-    ] + if_android([
+    ] + if_linux_base([
+        "//mace/port/linux_base:port_linux_base",
+    ]) + if_android([
         "//mace/port/android:port_android",
     ]) + if_linux([
         "//mace/port/linux:port_linux",
@@ -134,13 +136,15 @@ genrule(
           "$(locations //mace/libmace:libmace) " +
           "$(locations //mace/port:port_base) " +
           "$(locations //mace/port/posix:port_posix) " +
+          if_linux_base(
+              "$(locations //mace/port/linux_base:port_linux_base) ",
+              default_value = "",
+          ) +
           if_android(
-              "$(locations //mace/port/linux_base:port_linux_base) " +
               "$(locations //mace/port/android:port_android) ",
               default_value = "",
           ) +
           if_linux(
-              "$(locations //mace/port/linux_base:port_linux_base) " +
               "$(locations //mace/port/linux:port_linux) ",
               default_value = "",
           ) +
diff --git a/mace/mace.bzl b/mace/mace.bzl
index 1f577e7e47d02f6ce23391205110687b49d1efdf..d379c6e7979c49cbfa884e6c9597eadd21a8b04b 100644
--- a/mace/mace.bzl
+++ b/mace/mace.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # -*- Python -*-
 
+def if_linux_base(a, default_value = []):
+  return select({
+      "//mace:linux_base": a,
+      "//conditions:default": default_value,
+  })
+
 def if_android(a, default_value = []):
   return select({
       "//mace:android": a,
diff --git a/tools/bazel.rc b/tools/bazel.rc
index f0c6d64f27ebc1bc964cd6e487a9f6d1b5112a20..7081296c9fd2ea9060f6410be42c6392b8bc5b42 100644
--- a/tools/bazel.rc
+++ b/tools/bazel.rc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ build --copt=-DGEMMLOWP_USE_MACE_THREAD_POOL
 build --copt=-DMACE_DEPTHWISE_U8_USE_MULTI_THREAD
 
 # Usage example: bazel build --config android
+build:android --define linux_base=true
 build:android --linkopt=-pie
 build:android --linkopt=-ldl
 build:android --linkopt=-llog
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ build:android --copt -Wno-mismatched-tags
 build:android --copt -Wno-missing-braces
 
 # Linux host build, --config linux
+build:linux --define linux_base=true
 build:linux --define linux=true
 
 # MacOS host build, --config darwin
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ build:ios --copt -Wno-missing-braces
 # Used to fix library not find linking issue, see also:
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6653,
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6189
+build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --define linux_base=true
 build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --define linux=true
 build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --spawn_strategy=standalone
 build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --distinct_host_configuration=true
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --copt -Wno-sequence-point
 build:arm_linux_gnueabihf --copt -Wno-implicit-fallthrough
 
 # Usage example: bazel build --config aarch64_linux_gnu
+build:aarch64_linux_gnu --define linux_base=true
 build:aarch64_linux_gnu --define linux=true
 build:aarch64_linux_gnu --spawn_strategy=standalone
 build:aarch64_linux_gnu --distinct_host_configuration=true