diff --git a/third_party/bazelrc/aspect/performance.bazelrc b/third_party/bazelrc/aspect/performance.bazelrc
index acc48c5..fa364a4 100644
--- a/third_party/bazelrc/aspect/performance.bazelrc
+++ b/third_party/bazelrc/aspect/performance.bazelrc
@@ -18,3 +18,12 @@
 # author.
 # Docs: https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--legacy_external_runfiles
 build --nolegacy_external_runfiles
+
+# Avoid creating a runfiles tree for binaries or tests until it is needed.
+# Docs: https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--build_runfile_links
+# See https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/6627
+#
+# This may break local workflows that `build` a binary target, then run the resulting program
+# outside of `bazel run`. In those cases, the script will need to call
+# `bazel build --build_runfile_links //my/binary:target` and then execute the resulting program.
+build --nobuild_runfile_links