diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 5cabd87c0e54f..e071e336ef624 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ common --@toolchains_llvm//toolchain/config:compiler-rt=False
 build --linkopt --unwindlib=libgcc
 build --linkopt -stdlib=libc++
 
+# By default build without CGO
+build --@rules_go//go/config:pure
+
 common:clang-19 --extra_toolchains=@llvm_19_toolchain//:all
 
 build:system-clang --extra_toolchains=@local_config_cc_toolchains//:all
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel.lock b/MODULE.bazel.lock
index 3c475ceb56f85..2aff3a61c7cc0 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel.lock
+++ b/MODULE.bazel.lock
@@ -5574,7 +5574,7 @@
     "@@rules_rust~//rust:extensions.bzl%rust": {
       "general": {
         "bzlTransitiveDigest": "CILmbFT+SqDrQsN+vw/1IK15ku1PEmcYfkxJ53yyIvE=",
-        "usagesDigest": "N7it+zhc3dkqHc4KtgIXxFFRhT0KdBYoegcwutuRhl4=",
+        "usagesDigest": "glh6v9y4udxz+afNeq1OFjowZm/6CEnkLoGTAqunkKA=",
         "recordedFileInputs": {},
         "recordedDirentsInputs": {},
         "envVariables": {},
diff --git a/bazel/packaging/bin_wrapper/BUILD b/bazel/packaging/bin_wrapper/BUILD
index e20401b5b5621..ef1582d7f81c6 100644
--- a/bazel/packaging/bin_wrapper/BUILD
+++ b/bazel/packaging/bin_wrapper/BUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary")
 go_binary(
     name = "rpk",
     srcs = ["main.go"],
-    pure = "on",
     visibility = ["//bazel/packaging:__pkg__"],
     x_defs = {
         "BinaryPath": "/opt/redpanda/libexec/rpk",
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ go_binary(
 go_binary(
     name = "redpanda",
     srcs = ["main.go"],
-    pure = "on",
     visibility = ["//bazel/packaging:__pkg__"],
     x_defs = {
         "BinaryPath": "/opt/redpanda/libexec/redpanda",
diff --git a/src/go/rpk/cmd/rpk/BUILD b/src/go/rpk/cmd/rpk/BUILD
index 4dc310eedcd52..7a8e1939270d7 100644
--- a/src/go/rpk/cmd/rpk/BUILD
+++ b/src/go/rpk/cmd/rpk/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ go_library(
 go_binary(
     name = "rpk",
     embed = [":rpk_lib"],
-    pure = "on",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )