diff --git a/cc/config/global.go b/cc/config/global.go
index 85ebd60..ec6dbce 100644
--- a/cc/config/global.go
+++ b/cc/config/global.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@
 	exportedVars.ExportStringList("CommonGlobalCflags", commonGlobalCflags)
 
 	pctx.VariableFunc("CommonGlobalCflags", func(ctx android.PackageVarContext) string {
-		flags := commonGlobalCflags
+		flags := slices.Clone(commonGlobalCflags)
 
 		// http://b/131390872
 		// Automatically initialize any uninitialized stack variables.