diff --git a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/vhal/Android.bp b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/vhal/Android.bp
index 20bba7f..aa30f80 100644
--- a/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/vhal/Android.bp
+++ b/automotive/vehicle/aidl/impl/vhal/Android.bp
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
         "src/ConnectedClient.cpp",
         "src/DefaultVehicleHal.cpp",
         "src/SubscriptionManager.cpp",
+        // A target to check whether the file
+        // android.hardware.automotive.vehicle-types-meta.json needs update.
+        // The output is just an empty cpp file and not actually used.
+        ":check_generated_enum_metadata_json",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "VehicleHalUtils",