diff --git a/build/root/.bazelrc b/build/root/.bazelrc
index e607627357e..a7f69ce6f3a 100644
--- a/build/root/.bazelrc
+++ b/build/root/.bazelrc
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ build --sandbox_tmpfs_path=/tmp
 # Ensure that Bazel never runs as root, which can cause unit tests to fail.
 # This flag requires Bazel 0.5.0+
 build --sandbox_fake_username
+
+# rules_go@82483596ec203eb9c1849937636f4cbed83733eb has a typo that
+# inadvertently relies on comprehension variables leaking.
+# TODO(ixdy): Remove this default once rules_go is bumped.
+# Ref kubernetes/kubernetes#52677
+build --incompatible_comprehension_variables_do_not_leak=false