diff --git a/cc/binary.go b/cc/binary.go
index c5017c1..3e52fbc 100644
--- a/cc/binary.go
+++ b/cc/binary.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !binary.static() && inList("libc", deps.StaticLibs) && !ctx.BazelConversionMode() {
+	if !binary.static() && inList("libc", deps.StaticLibs) {
 		ctx.ModuleErrorf("statically linking libc to dynamic executable, please remove libc\n" +
 			"from static libs or set static_executable: true")
 	}