diff --git a/python/config_settings/BUILD.bazel b/python/config_settings/BUILD.bazel
index f6f46db770..f2383d6056 100644
--- a/python/config_settings/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/config_settings/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ load(
 )
 load(
     "//python/private/pypi:flags.bzl",
-    "INTERNAL_FLAGS",
     "UniversalWhlFlag",
     "UseWhlFlag",
     "WhlLibcFlag",
+    "define_pypi_internal_flags",
 )
 load(":config_settings.bzl", "construct_config_settings")
 
@@ -163,14 +163,6 @@ string_flag(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 
-# private pip whl related flags. Their values cannot be changed and they
-# are an implementation detail of how `pip_config_settings` work.
-[
-    string_flag(
-        name = "_internal_pip_" + flag,
-        build_setting_default = "",
-        values = [""],
-        visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    )
-    for flag in INTERNAL_FLAGS
-]
+define_pypi_internal_flags(
+    name = "define_pypi_internal_flags",
+)
diff --git a/python/private/pypi/BUILD.bazel b/python/private/pypi/BUILD.bazel
index e7ae735531..0960b6a21d 100644
--- a/python/private/pypi/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/private/pypi/BUILD.bazel
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ bzl_library(
 bzl_library(
     name = "flags_bzl",
     srcs = ["flags.bzl"],
-    deps = ["//python/private:enum_bzl"],
+    deps = [
+        "//python/private:enum_bzl",
+        "@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings",
+    ],
 )
 
 bzl_library(
diff --git a/python/private/pypi/flags.bzl b/python/private/pypi/flags.bzl
index d834be8cc6..1e380625ce 100644
--- a/python/private/pypi/flags.bzl
+++ b/python/private/pypi/flags.bzl
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ NOTE: The transitive loads of this should be kept minimal. This avoids loading
 unnecessary files when all that are needed are flag definitions.
 """
 
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "string_flag")
 load("//python/private:enum.bzl", "enum")
 
 # Determines if we should use whls for third party
@@ -68,3 +69,12 @@ INTERNAL_FLAGS = [
     "whl_pycp3x_abi3",
     "whl_pycp3x_abicp",
 ]
+
+def define_pypi_internal_flags(name):
+    for flag in INTERNAL_FLAGS:
+        string_flag(
+            name = "_internal_pip_" + flag,
+            build_setting_default = "",
+            values = [""],
+            visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+        )