diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index f104dd20..7b5a438b 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ test:ciremotebuild --tls_client_key=/root/.ssh/buildbuddy-key.pem
 test:ciremotebuild --build_metadata=VISIBILITY=PUBLIC
 test:ciremotebuild --remote_timeout=3600
 
+###############################################################################
+## Incompatibility flags
+###############################################################################
+
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/8195
+build --incompatible_disallow_empty_glob=true
+
 ###############################################################################
 ## User flags
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/dependency_support/at_clifford_yosys/bundled.BUILD.bazel b/dependency_support/at_clifford_yosys/bundled.BUILD.bazel
index 7363bedb..7acc00c2 100644
--- a/dependency_support/at_clifford_yosys/bundled.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dependency_support/at_clifford_yosys/bundled.BUILD.bazel
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ cc_library(
             "backends/**/*.h",
             "frontends/**/*.h",
             "passes/**/*.h",
-            "techlibs/**/*.h",
         ],
         exclude = [
             "backends/protobuf/*.h",
diff --git a/dependency_support/net_invisible_island_ncurses/bundled.BUILD.bazel b/dependency_support/net_invisible_island_ncurses/bundled.BUILD.bazel
index d4d3d2fe..7aba2a52 100644
--- a/dependency_support/net_invisible_island_ncurses/bundled.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dependency_support/net_invisible_island_ncurses/bundled.BUILD.bazel
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ cc_library(
             "ncurses/tinfo/*.c",
             "ncurses/trace/*.c",
             "ncurses/tty/*.c",
-            "build_sources/*.c",
         ],
         exclude = glob([
             "ncurses/base/lib_driver.c",
@@ -127,8 +126,6 @@ cc_library(
             "ncurses/tinfo/tinfo_driver.c",
             "ncurses/tinfo/make_hash.c",
             "ncurses/report_offsets.c",
-            "ncurses/*_test.c",
-            "build_sources/*_test.c",
         ]),
     ) + [
         # Generated files are not found by glob.
diff --git a/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/bison_empty_glob.patch b/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/bison_empty_glob.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6f191d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/bison_empty_glob.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/bison/internal/gnulib/gnulib.BUILD b/bison/internal/gnulib/gnulib.BUILD
+index 9ee0b51..84fcf5e 100644
+--- a/bison/internal/gnulib/gnulib.BUILD
++++ b/bison/internal/gnulib/gnulib.BUILD
+@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ _GNULIB_SRCS = glob([
+     "lib/xmalloc.c",
+     "lib/xmemdup0.c",
+     "lib/xstrndup.c",
+-])
++], allow_empty = True)
+ 
+ _GNULIB_DARWIN_SRCS = []
+ 
diff --git a/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/org_gnu_bison.bzl b/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/org_gnu_bison.bzl
index 4722e24f..ef478454 100644
--- a/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/org_gnu_bison.bzl
+++ b/dependency_support/org_gnu_bison/org_gnu_bison.bzl
@@ -30,4 +30,9 @@ def org_gnu_bison():
         name = "rules_bison",
         sha256 = "2279183430e438b2dc77cacd7b1dbb63438971b2411406570f1ddd920b7c9145",
         urls = ["https://github.com/jmillikin/rules_bison/releases/download/v0.2.2/rules_bison-v0.2.2.tar.xz"],
+        patch_args = ["-p1"],
+        patches = [
+            # TODO(https://github.com/jmillikin/rules_bison/pull/14): Delete after this PR is merged
+            Label("//dependency_support/org_gnu_bison:bison_empty_glob.patch"),
+        ],
     )
diff --git a/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/bundled.BUILD.bazel b/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/bundled.BUILD.bazel
index d01148e7..3175ffc2 100644
--- a/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/bundled.BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/bundled.BUILD.bazel
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ cc_library(
             "src/gui/src/stub_heatMap.cpp",
         ],
         exclude = OPENROAD_LIBRARY_SRCS_EXCLUDE,
+        allow_empty = True,
     ) + [
         "src/stt/src/flt/etc/POST9.cpp",
         "src/stt/src/flt/etc/POWV9.cpp",
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ cc_library(
             "src/gui/src/stub_heatMap.cpp",
         ],
         exclude = OPENROAD_LIBRARY_SRCS_EXCLUDE,
+        allow_empty = True,
     ) + [
         "src/stt/src/flt/etc/POST9.cpp",
         "src/stt/src/flt/etc/POWV9.cpp",
diff --git a/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/org_theopenroadproject.bzl b/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/org_theopenroadproject.bzl
index bdd8f5ee..a0ed4b6c 100644
--- a/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/org_theopenroadproject.bzl
+++ b/dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject/org_theopenroadproject.bzl
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ def org_theopenroadproject():
         new_git_repository,
         name = "org_theopenroadproject",
         commit = "f6da0454e350e93c62264f7b7c95029e1ad2b9fd",
+        # TODO: Convert to http_archive whenever there is an archive
+        # which contains submodules. 
+        # https://github.com/dear-github/dear-github/issues/214
         init_submodules = True,
         remote = "https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenROAD.git",
         build_file = Label("@rules_hdl//dependency_support/org_theopenroadproject:bundled.BUILD.bazel"),