diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index 8eabff5..31d35e1 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -3230,12 +3230,7 @@
 	})
 	// TODO(asmundak): Perhaps emit a rule to output a warning if there were no xrefTargets
 	if len(xrefTargets) > 0 {
-		ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
-			Rule:   blueprint.Phony,
-			Output: android.PathForPhony(ctx, "xref_cxx"),
-			Inputs: xrefTargets,
-			//Default: true,
-		})
+		ctx.Phony("xref_cxx", xrefTargets...)
 	}
 }