diff --git a/bp2build/conversion.go b/bp2build/conversion.go
index 101ad3d..bced4c1 100644
--- a/bp2build/conversion.go
+++ b/bp2build/conversion.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	"android/soong/cc/config"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
@@ -64,22 +63,28 @@
 			continue
 		}
 		targets := buildToTargets[dir]
-		sort.Slice(targets, func(i, j int) bool {
-			// this will cover all bp2build generated targets
-			if targets[i].name < targets[j].name {
-				return true
-			}
-			// give a strict ordering to content from hand-crafted targets
-			return targets[i].content < targets[j].content
-		})
-		content := soongModuleLoad
+		targets.sort()
+
+		var content string
 		if mode == Bp2Build {
-			content = `# This file was automatically generated by bp2build for the Bazel migration project.
-# Feel free to edit or test it, but do *not* check it into your version control system.`
-			content += "\n\n"
-			content += "package(default_visibility = [\"//visibility:public\"])"
-			content += "\n\n"
+			content = `# READ THIS FIRST:
+# This file was automatically generated by bp2build for the Bazel migration project.
+# Feel free to edit or test it, but do *not* check it into your version control system.
+`
+			if targets.hasHandcraftedTargets() {
+				// For BUILD files with both handcrafted and generated targets,
+				// don't hardcode actual content, like package() declarations.
+				// Leave that responsibility to the checked-in BUILD file
+				// instead.
+				content += `# This file contains generated targets and handcrafted targets that are manually managed in the source tree.`
+			} else {
+				// For fully-generated BUILD files, hardcode the default visibility.
+				content += "package(default_visibility = [\"//visibility:public\"])"
+			}
+			content += "\n"
 			content += targets.LoadStatements()
+		} else if mode == QueryView {
+			content = soongModuleLoad
 		}
 		if content != "" {
 			// If there are load statements, add a couple of newlines.