diff --git a/bazel/benchmark_deps.bzl b/bazel/benchmark_deps.bzl
index be01c7f5..df0c085f 100644
--- a/bazel/benchmark_deps.bzl
+++ b/bazel/benchmark_deps.bzl
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def benchmark_deps():
         # Downloaded from v4.9.0 tag at https://sourceforge.net/p/perfmon2/libpfm4/ref/master/tags/
         http_archive(
             name = "libpfm",
-            build_file = "@//tools:libpfm.BUILD.bazel",
+            build_file = str(Label("@//tools:libpfm.BUILD.bazel")),
             sha256 = "5da5f8872bde14b3634c9688d980f68bda28b510268723cc12973eedbab9fecc",
             type = "tar.gz",
             strip_prefix = "libpfm-4.11.0",
diff --git a/tools/libpfm.BUILD.bazel b/tools/libpfm.BUILD.bazel
index f661064f..62695342 100644
--- a/tools/libpfm.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/tools/libpfm.BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ make(
     lib_name = "libpfm",
     copts = [
         "-Wno-format-truncation",
+        "-Wno-use-after-free",
     ],
     visibility = [
         "//visibility:public",