diff --git a/.github/matrix-full.yml b/.github/matrix-full.yml
index e8379aa5160c..541eaed6869b 100644
--- a/.github/matrix-full.yml
+++ b/.github/matrix-full.yml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ build-packages:
   package: rpm
   package-type: aws2
   check-manifest-suite: amazonlinux-2-amd64
-  # simdjson doesn't compile on gcc7.3.1 (needs 7.4)
-  bazel-args: --platforms=//:aws2-crossbuild-x86_64 --//:simdjson=False
+  # ada and simdjson don't compile on gcc7.3.1 (needs 7.4)
+  bazel-args: --platforms=//:aws2-crossbuild-x86_64 --//:simdjson=False --//:ada=False
 - label: amazonlinux-2023
   image: amazonlinux:2023
   package: rpm
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 20c265c370ea..6a81c7d71e40 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -141,6 +141,20 @@ config_setting(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
+# --//:ada=true
+bool_flag(
+    name = "ada",
+    build_setting_default = True,
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "ada_flag",
+    flag_values = {
+        ":ada": "true",
+    },
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 # --//:licensing=false
 bool_flag(
     name = "licensing",