--- kafka/librdkafka_vendor/BUILD.bazel
+++ kafka/librdkafka_vendor/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
 
+cc_library(
+    name = "librdkafka_static",
+    srcs = select({
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:android": [
+            "librdkafka_glibc_linux.a",
+        ],
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:darwin_amd64": [
+            "librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a",
+        ],
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:darwin_arm64": [
+            "librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a",
+        ],
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:ios_amd64": [
+            "librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a",
+        ],
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:ios_arm64": [
+            "librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a"
+        ],
+        "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:linux": [
+            "librdkafka_glibc_linux.a",
+            "librdkafka_musl_linux.a",
+        ],
+        "//conditions:default": [],
+    }),
+    hdrs = ["rdkafka.h", "rdkafka_mock.h"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
 go_library(
     name = "librdkafka_vendor",
     srcs = [

--- kafka/BUILD.bazel
+++ kafka/BUILD.bazel
@@ -33,29 +33,30 @@
         "time.go",
     ],
     cgo = True,
+    cdeps = ["//kafka/librdkafka_vendor:librdkafka_static"],
     clinkopts = select({
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:android": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux.a -lm -ldl -lpthread -lrt",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux.a -lm -ldl -lpthread -lrt",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:linux": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux.a -lm -ldl -lpthread -lrt",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_glibc_linux.a -lm -ldl -lpthread -lrt",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:windows": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a -lws2_32 -lsecur32 -lcrypt32",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_windows.a -lws2_32 -lsecur32 -lcrypt32",
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     }) + select({
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:darwin_amd64": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:darwin_arm64": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:ios_amd64": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_amd64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:ios_arm64": [
-            "kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
+            "external/com_github_confluentinc_confluent_kafka_go/kafka/librdkafka_vendor/librdkafka_darwin_arm64.a -lm -lsasl2 -ldl -lpthread -framework CoreFoundation -framework SystemConfiguration",
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [],
     }),