diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index ca51e2fa0..47888badc 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ build --action_env=PYENV_VERSION
 build --action_env=PYENV_SHELL
 # This is needed for some core tests to run correctly
 build:windows --enable_runfiles
-build:linux    --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror -Wno-missing-braces"
-build:macos    --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror -Wno-missing-braces"
-build:clang-cl --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror -Wno-missing-braces"
+build:linux    --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror"
+build:macos    --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror"
+build:clang-cl --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror"
+build:gcc-cl --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-Werror"
 build:msvc-cl     --per_file_copt="-\\.(asm|S)$@-WX"
 # Ignore warnings for protobuf generated files and external projects.
 build --per_file_copt="\\.pb\\.cc$@-w"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bazel_gcc.yml b/.github/workflows/bazel_gcc.yml
index 589d54620..b14577e8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bazel_gcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bazel_gcc.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}
-        run: bazel build ...
+        run: bazel build --config=gcc-cl ...
 
       - name: Test
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}