diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 7853bc7..909105b 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ orfs_flow(
             "PLACE_DENSITY": "0.20",
             "PLACE_PINS_ARGS": "-annealing",
             "IO_CONSTRAINTS": "$(location :io)",
+            # FIXME: This is a hack to work around the broken './make place'
+            "CORE_UTILIZATION": "3",
+            "RTLMP_FLOW": "True",
+            "CORE_MARGIN": "2",
         },
     },
     stage_sources = {