diff --git a/refresh.template.py b/refresh.template.py
index 194f365..ad56da7 100644
--- a/refresh.template.py
+++ b/refresh.template.py
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@ def _get_headers_gcc(compile_action, source_path: str, action_key: str):
     header_cmd = (arg for arg in header_cmd
         if arg != '-o' and not arg.endswith('.o'))
 
+    # Strip -c flag which is unused during dependency generation (-M) and causes
+    # "argument unused during compilation" warnings with clang -Werror.
+    # See https://github.com/hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/issues/273
+    header_cmd = (arg for arg in header_cmd if arg != '-c')
+
     # Strip sanitizer ignore lists...so they don't show up in the dependency list.
     # See https://clang.llvm.org/docs/SanitizerSpecialCaseList.html and https://github.com/hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/issues/34 for more context.
     header_cmd = (arg for arg in header_cmd
diff --git a/refresh_compile_commands.bzl b/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
index 0210d42..821ab70 100644
--- a/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
+++ b/refresh_compile_commands.bzl
@@ -92,12 +92,20 @@ def refresh_compile_commands(
     _expand_template(name = script_name, labels_to_flags = targets, exclude_headers = exclude_headers, exclude_external_sources = exclude_external_sources, **kwargs)
 
     # Combine them so the wrapper calls the main script
+    # Add "manual" tag to prevent this target from being built with `bazel build //...`
+    # when cross-compiling, which would fail due to missing toolchain for the target platform.
+    # This target is meant to be run with `bazel run`, not built as part of regular builds.
+    # See https://github.com/hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/issues/255
+    tags = kwargs.pop("tags", [])
+    if "manual" not in tags:
+        tags = tags + ["manual"]
     native.py_binary(
         name = name,
         main = version_checker_script_name,
         srcs = [version_checker_script_name, script_name],
         data = ["@hedron_compile_commands//:print_args"],
         imports = [''], # Allows binary to import templated script, even if this macro is being called inside a sub package. See https://github.com/hedronvision/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/issues/137
+        tags = tags,
         **kwargs
     )