diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index cca1a2d6..9f7f4aaf 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module(
     compatibility_level = 1,
 )
 
+bazel_dep(name = "bazel_features", version = "1.19.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1")
 bazel_dep(name = "platforms", version = "0.0.10")
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "27.0")
diff --git a/cc/extensions.bzl b/cc/extensions.bzl
index 1ac80dc0..0d73141a 100644
--- a/cc/extensions.bzl
+++ b/cc/extensions.bzl
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Module extension for cc auto configuration."""
 
+load("@bazel_features//:features.bzl", "bazel_features")
 load("//cc/private/toolchain:cc_configure.bzl", "cc_autoconf", "cc_autoconf_toolchains")
 
 def _cc_configure_extension_impl(ctx):
     cc_autoconf_toolchains(name = "local_config_cc_toolchains")
     cc_autoconf(name = "local_config_cc")
-    return ctx.extension_metadata(reproducible = True)
+    if bazel_features.external_deps.extension_metadata_has_reproducible:
+        return ctx.extension_metadata(reproducible = True)
+    else:
+        return None
 
 cc_configure_extension = module_extension(implementation = _cc_configure_extension_impl)