diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 325b24b0aa..44ce0eb8e2 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ build --incompatible_merge_fixed_and_default_shell_env
 # https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/23043.
 build --incompatible_autoload_externally=
 
+common --incompatible_disable_native_repo_rules
+
 ###############################################################################
 ## Bzlmod
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/examples/crate_universe_local_path/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/crate_universe_local_path/WORKSPACE.bazel
index 98f3b67424..9badf2b141 100644
--- a/examples/crate_universe_local_path/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/crate_universe_local_path/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "local_repository")
+
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_rust",
     path = "../../",
diff --git a/examples/nix_cross_compiling/bazel/platforms/BUILD.bazel b/examples/nix_cross_compiling/bazel/platforms/BUILD.bazel
index bed7e836e1..70cb4df0db 100644
--- a/examples/nix_cross_compiling/bazel/platforms/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/nix_cross_compiling/bazel/platforms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 platform(
     name = "host",
     constraint_values = ["@platforms//os:nixos"],
-    parents = ["@local_config_platform//:host"],
+    parents = ["@platforms//host"],
 )
 
 # Platforms
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel
index a426f11bcb..71e50f86c7 100644
--- a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ register_toolchains(
     "@zig_sdk//toolchain:linux_arm64_gnu.2.28",
 )
 
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:local.bzl", "local_repository")
+
 local_repository(
     name = "rules_rust",
     path = "../..",