diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index aecd38a0f5..90db471381 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -454,9 +454,16 @@ tasks:
     platform: macos
     working_directory: examples/ios_build
     test_flags:
-      - "--platforms=//:ios_x86_64"
+      - "--cpu=ios_x86_64"
+      - "--apple_platform_type=ios"
     test_targets:
       - "//..."
+  zig_cross_compiling:
+    name: Zig cross compiling test
+    platform: ubuntu2004
+    working_directory: examples/zig_cross_compiling
+    build_targets:
+      - "//..."
 
 buildifier:
   version: latest
diff --git a/cargo/private/cargo_build_script.bzl b/cargo/private/cargo_build_script.bzl
index b752daedd3..ed9a3e2ebf 100644
--- a/cargo/private/cargo_build_script.bzl
+++ b/cargo/private/cargo_build_script.bzl
@@ -17,31 +17,6 @@ load("//rust/private:utils.bzl", "dedent", "expand_dict_value_locations", "find_
 # Reexport for cargo_build_script_wrapper.bzl
 name_to_crate_name = _name_to_crate_name
 
-def strip_target(elems):
-    """Remove '-target xxx' from C(XX)FLAGS.
-
-    The cpp toolchain adds '-target xxx' and '-isysroot xxx' to CFLAGS. If it is not stripped out before
-    the CFLAGS are provided to build scripts, it can cause the build to take on the host architecture
-    instead of the target architecture.
-
-    Args:
-        elems (list): A list of args
-
-    Returns:
-        list: the modified args
-    """
-    skip_next = False
-    out_elems = []
-    for elem in elems:
-        if skip_next:
-            skip_next = False
-            continue
-        if elem == "-target" or elem == "-isysroot":
-            skip_next = True
-            continue
-        out_elems.append(elem)
-    return out_elems
-
 def get_cc_compile_args_and_env(cc_toolchain, feature_configuration):
     """Gather cc environment variables from the given `cc_toolchain`
 
@@ -59,16 +34,16 @@ def get_cc_compile_args_and_env(cc_toolchain, feature_configuration):
         feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
         cc_toolchain = cc_toolchain,
     )
-    cc_c_args = strip_target(cc_common.get_memory_inefficient_command_line(
+    cc_c_args = cc_common.get_memory_inefficient_command_line(
         feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
         action_name = C_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME,
         variables = compile_variables,
-    ))
-    cc_cxx_args = strip_target(cc_common.get_memory_inefficient_command_line(
+    )
+    cc_cxx_args = cc_common.get_memory_inefficient_command_line(
         feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
         action_name = CPP_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME,
         variables = compile_variables,
-    ))
+    )
     cc_env = cc_common.get_environment_variables(
         feature_configuration = feature_configuration,
         action_name = C_COMPILE_ACTION_NAME,
diff --git a/examples/.bazelignore b/examples/.bazelignore
index cd22faa3b8..a921d20439 100644
--- a/examples/.bazelignore
+++ b/examples/.bazelignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ crate_universe
 crate_universe_unnamed
 ios
 ios_build
+zig_cross_compiling
diff --git a/examples/ios_build/platform_mappings b/examples/ios_build/platform_mappings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b9c09712b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ios_build/platform_mappings
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_apple/issues/1658
+flags:
+  --cpu=darwin_x86_64
+  --apple_platform_type=macos
+    //:macos_x86_64
+
+  --cpu=darwin_arm64
+  --apple_platform_type=macos
+    //:macos_arm64
+
+  --cpu=ios_x86_64
+  --apple_platform_type=ios
+    //:ios_x86_64
+
+  --cpu=ios_sim_arm64
+  --apple_platform_type=ios
+    //:ios_sim_arm64
+
+  --cpu=ios_arm64
+  --apple_platform_type=ios
+    //:ios_arm64
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.bazelrc b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.bazelrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbd75a7ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.bazelrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build --incompatible_enable_cc_toolchain_resolution
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.gitignore b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6ef824c1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/bazel-*
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/BUILD.bazel b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad5b376955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:transitions.bzl", "platform_transition_filegroup")
+load("@crate_index//:defs.bzl", "aliases", "all_crate_deps")
+load("@rules_rust//rust:defs.bzl", "rust_binary")
+
+rust_binary(
+    name = "uses_ring",
+    srcs = ["src/main.rs"],
+    aliases = aliases(),
+    # We don't care about building this for our own platform, this just exists for the transition
+    tags = ["manual"],
+    deps = all_crate_deps(normal = True),
+)
+
+platform(
+    name = "aarch64_linux",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+        "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
+    ],
+)
+
+platform_transition_filegroup(
+    name = "uses_ring_arm",
+    srcs = [":uses_ring"],
+    target_platform = "aarch64_linux",
+)
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/Cargo.bazel.lock b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/Cargo.bazel.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d27d82deef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/Cargo.bazel.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bumpalo"
+version = "3.11.1"
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+
+[[package]]
+name = "cc"
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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+
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+
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+name = "direct-cargo-bazel-deps"
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+
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+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
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+ "unicode-ident",
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+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbe448f377a7d6961e30f5955f9b8d106c3f5e449d493ee1b125c1d43c2b5179"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ring"
+version = "0.16.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3053cf52e236a3ed746dfc745aa9cacf1b791d846bdaf412f60a8d7d6e17c8fc"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+ "once_cell",
+ "spin",
+ "untrusted",
+ "web-sys",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "spin"
+version = "0.5.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
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+checksum = "a864042229133ada95abf3b54fdc62ef5ccabe9515b64717bcb9a1919e59445d"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "unicode-ident",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unicode-ident"
+version = "1.0.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ceab39d59e4c9499d4e5a8ee0e2735b891bb7308ac83dfb4e80cad195c9f6f3"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "untrusted"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"
+
+[[package]]
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+checksum = "eaf9f5aceeec8be17c128b2e93e031fb8a4d469bb9c4ae2d7dc1888b26887268"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "wasm-bindgen-macro",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
+version = "0.2.83"
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+checksum = "4c8ffb332579b0557b52d268b91feab8df3615f265d5270fec2a8c95b17c1142"
+dependencies = [
+ "bumpalo",
+ "log",
+ "once_cell",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "wasm-bindgen-backend",
+ "wasm-bindgen-shared",
+]
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+[[package]]
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+[[package]]
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+checksum = "bcda906d8be16e728fd5adc5b729afad4e444e106ab28cd1c7256e54fa61510f"
+dependencies = [
+ "js-sys",
+ "wasm-bindgen",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5c839a674fcd7a98952e593242ea400abe93992746761e38641405d28b00f419"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu",
+ "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-i686-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ac3b87c63620426dd9b991e5ce0329eff545bccbbb34f3be09ff6fb6ab51b7b6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winapi-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
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diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..323115cd02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
+BAZEL_ZIG_CC_VERSION = "v0.9.2"
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "bazel-zig-cc",
+    sha256 = "73afa7e1af49e3dbfa1bae9362438cdc51cb177c359a6041a7a403011179d0b5",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-zig-cc-{}".format(BAZEL_ZIG_CC_VERSION),
+    urls = ["https://git.sr.ht/~motiejus/bazel-zig-cc/archive/{}.tar.gz".format(BAZEL_ZIG_CC_VERSION)],
+)
+
+load("@bazel-zig-cc//toolchain:defs.bzl", zig_toolchains = "toolchains")
+
+zig_toolchains()
+
+register_toolchains(
+    "@zig_sdk//toolchain:linux_arm64_gnu.2.28",
+)
+
+local_repository(
+    name = "rules_rust",
+    path = "../..",
+)
+
+load("@rules_rust//rust:repositories.bzl", "rules_rust_dependencies", "rust_register_toolchains", "rust_repository_set")
+
+rules_rust_dependencies()
+
+load("@rules_rust//crate_universe:repositories.bzl", "crate_universe_dependencies")
+
+crate_universe_dependencies(bootstrap = True)
+
+rust_version = "1.65.0"
+
+rust_register_toolchains(
+    edition = "2021",
+    extra_target_triples = [],
+    version = rust_version,
+)
+
+rust_repository_set(
+    name = "macos_x86_64",
+    edition = "2021",
+    exec_triple = "x86_64-apple-darwin",
+    extra_target_triples = ["aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"],
+    version = rust_version,
+)
+
+rust_repository_set(
+    name = "linux_x86_64",
+    edition = "2021",
+    exec_triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    extra_target_triples = ["aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"],
+    version = rust_version,
+)
+
+load("@rules_rust//crate_universe:defs.bzl", "crate", "crates_repository")
+
+crates_repository(
+    name = "crate_index",
+    cargo_lockfile = "//:Cargo.bazel.lock",
+    # `generator` is not necessary in official releases.
+    # See load satement for `cargo_bazel_bootstrap`.
+    generator = "@cargo_bazel_bootstrap//:cargo-bazel",
+    packages = {
+        "ring": crate.spec(version = "0.16.20"),
+    },
+)
+
+load("@crate_index//:defs.bzl", "crate_repositories")
+
+crate_repositories()
+
+http_archive(
+    name = "aspect_bazel_lib",
+    sha256 = "3534a27621725fbbf1d3e53daa0c1dda055a2732d9031b8c579f917d7347b6c4",
+    strip_prefix = "bazel-lib-1.16.1",
+    url = "https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.1.tar.gz",
+)
+
+load("@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:repositories.bzl", "aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies")
+
+aspect_bazel_lib_dependencies()
diff --git a/examples/zig_cross_compiling/src/main.rs b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2873e80d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zig_cross_compiling/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("{:?}", ring::rand::SystemRandom::new());
+}