diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 07dd1513806..01f06be1a90 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 .ipynb_checkpoints
 node_modules
+/.bazelrc
 /bazel-*
 /third_party/py/numpy/numpy_include
 /tools/bazel.rc
@@ -13,4 +14,4 @@ node_modules
 *.pyc
 __pycache__
 *.swp
-.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
+.vscode/
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5bee5fd5e57..26ea13d6fb3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ pushd `dirname $0` > /dev/null
 SOURCE_BASE_DIR=`pwd -P`
 popd > /dev/null
 
+# This file contains customized config settings.
+touch .bazelrc
+
 PLATFORM="$(uname -s | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
 
 function is_linux() {
@@ -182,13 +185,12 @@ else
   TF_NEED_JEMALLOC=0
 fi
 
-if [ "$TF_NEED_JEMALLOC" == "1" ]; then
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_JEMALLOC = False/WITH_JEMALLOC = True/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
-else
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_JEMALLOC = True/WITH_JEMALLOC = False/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
+sed_hyphen_i -e "/with_jemalloc/d" .bazelrc
+if [[ "$TF_NEED_JEMALLOC" == "1" ]]; then
+  echo 'build --define with_jemalloc=true' >>.bazelrc
 fi
 
-while [ "$TF_NEED_GCP" == "" ]; do
+while [[ "$TF_NEED_GCP" == "" ]]; do
   read -p "Do you wish to build TensorFlow with "\
 "Google Cloud Platform support? [y/N] " INPUT
   case $INPUT in
@@ -202,23 +204,12 @@ while [ "$TF_NEED_GCP" == "" ]; do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ "$TF_NEED_GCP" == "1" ]; then
-  ## Verify that libcurl header files are available.
-  # Only check Linux, since on MacOS the header files are installed with XCode.
-  if is_linux && [[ ! -f "/usr/include/curl/curl.h" ]]; then
-    echo "ERROR: It appears that the development version of libcurl is not "\
-"available. Please install the libcurl3-dev package."
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_GCP_SUPPORT = False/WITH_GCP_SUPPORT = True/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
-else
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_GCP_SUPPORT = True/WITH_GCP_SUPPORT = False/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
+sed_hyphen_i -e "/with_gcp_support/d" .bazelrc
+if [[ "$TF_NEED_GCP" == "1" ]]; then
+  echo 'build --define with_gcp_support=true' >>.bazelrc
 fi
 
-while [ "$TF_NEED_HDFS" == "" ]; do
+while [[ "$TF_NEED_HDFS" == "" ]]; do
   read -p "Do you wish to build TensorFlow with "\
 "Hadoop File System support? [y/N] " INPUT
   case $INPUT in
@@ -232,16 +223,13 @@ while [ "$TF_NEED_HDFS" == "" ]; do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ "$TF_NEED_HDFS" == "1" ]; then
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT = False/WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT = True/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
-else
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT = True/WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT = False/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
+sed_hyphen_i -e "/with_hdfs_support/d" .bazelrc
+if [[ "$TF_NEED_HDFS" == "1" ]]; then
+  echo 'build --define with_hdfs_support=true' >>.bazelrc
 fi
 
 ## Enable XLA.
-while [ "$TF_ENABLE_XLA" == "" ]; do
+while [[ "$TF_ENABLE_XLA" == "" ]]; do
   read -p "Do you wish to build TensorFlow with the XLA just-in-time compiler (experimental)? [y/N] " INPUT
   case $INPUT in
     [Yy]* ) echo "XLA JIT support will be enabled for TensorFlow"; TF_ENABLE_XLA=1;;
@@ -251,12 +239,9 @@ while [ "$TF_ENABLE_XLA" == "" ]; do
   esac
 done
 
-if [ "$TF_ENABLE_XLA" == "1" ]; then
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/^WITH_XLA_SUPPORT = [FT].*/WITH_XLA_SUPPORT = True/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl
-else
-  # Update Bazel build configuration.
-  sed_hyphen_i -e "s/^WITH_XLA_SUPPORT = [FT].*/WITH_XLA_SUPPORT = False/" tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl
+sed_hyphen_i -e "/with_xla_support/d" .bazelrc
+if [[ "$TF_ENABLE_XLA" == "1" ]]; then
+  echo 'build --define with_xla_support=true' >>.bazelrc
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/BUILD b/tensorflow/BUILD
index d94515193a8..1eb5e1df6e6 100644
--- a/tensorflow/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/BUILD
@@ -110,6 +110,34 @@ config_setting(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+# TODO(jhseu): Enable on other platforms other than Linux.
+config_setting(
+    name = "with_jemalloc",
+    values = {
+        "cpu": "k8",
+        "define": "with_jemalloc=true",
+    },
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "with_gcp_support",
+    values = {"define": "with_gcp_support=true"},
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "with_hdfs_support",
+    values = {"define": "with_hdfs_support=true"},
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "with_xla_support",
+    values = {"define": "with_xla_support=true"},
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 package_group(
     name = "internal",
     packages = ["//tensorflow/..."],
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
index 120d614a357..475f0ffb160 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config.bzl
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ load("@protobuf//:protobuf.bzl", "cc_proto_library")
 load("@protobuf//:protobuf.bzl", "py_proto_library")
 load("//tensorflow:tensorflow.bzl", "if_not_mobile")
 
-# configure may change the following lines
-WITH_GCP_SUPPORT = False
-WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT = False
-WITH_JEMALLOC = False
-
 # Appends a suffix to a list of deps.
 def tf_deps(deps, suffix):
   tf_deps = []
@@ -194,35 +189,30 @@ def tf_additional_test_srcs():
 def tf_kernel_tests_linkstatic():
   return 0
 
-# jemalloc only enabled on Linux for now.
-# TODO(jhseu): Enable on other platforms.
 def tf_additional_lib_defines():
-  defines = []
-  if WITH_JEMALLOC:
-    defines += select({
-        "//tensorflow:linux_x86_64": [
-            "TENSORFLOW_USE_JEMALLOC"
-        ],
-        "//conditions:default": [],
-    })
-  return defines
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_jemalloc": ["TENSORFLOW_USE_JEMALLOC"],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })
 
 def tf_additional_lib_deps():
-  deps = []
-  if WITH_JEMALLOC:
-    deps += select({
-        "//tensorflow:linux_x86_64": ["@jemalloc"],
-        "//conditions:default": [],
-    })
-  return deps
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_jemalloc": ["@jemalloc"],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })
 
 def tf_additional_core_deps():
-  deps = []
-  if WITH_GCP_SUPPORT:
-    deps.append("//tensorflow/core/platform/cloud:gcs_file_system")
-  if WITH_HDFS_SUPPORT:
-    deps.append("//tensorflow/core/platform/hadoop:hadoop_file_system")
-  return deps
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_gcp_support": [
+          "//tensorflow/core/platform/cloud:gcs_file_system",
+      ],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  }) + select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_hdfs_support": [
+          "//tensorflow/core/platform/hadoop:hadoop_file_system",
+      ],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })
 
 # TODO(jart, jhseu): Delete when GCP is default on.
 def tf_additional_cloud_op_deps():
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl
index 23a7b9065a6..79f97c12347 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl
+++ b/tensorflow/core/platform/default/build_config_root.bzl
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # The functions in this file might be referred by tensorflow.bzl. They have to
 # be separate to avoid cyclic references.
 
-WITH_XLA_SUPPORT = False
-
 def tf_cuda_tests_tags():
   return ["local"]
 
@@ -11,16 +9,16 @@ def tf_sycl_tests_tags():
   return ["local"]
 
 def tf_additional_plugin_deps():
-  deps = []
-  if WITH_XLA_SUPPORT:
-    deps.append("//tensorflow/compiler/jit")
-  return deps
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_xla_support": ["//tensorflow/compiler/jit"],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })
 
 def tf_additional_xla_deps_py():
   return []
 
 def tf_additional_license_deps():
-  licenses = []
-  if WITH_XLA_SUPPORT:
-    licenses.append("@llvm//:LICENSE.TXT")
-  return licenses
+  return select({
+      "//tensorflow:with_xla_support": ["@llvm//:LICENSE.TXT"],
+      "//conditions:default": [],
+  })