diff --git a/common/Android.bp b/common/Android.bp
index f2f3929..b9a3b63 100644
--- a/common/Android.bp
+++ b/common/Android.bp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
 }
 
+// This is a placeholder comment to avoid merge conflicts
+// as the above target may not exist
+// depending on the branch
+
 // The library requires the final artifact to contain net-utils-device-common-struct.
 java_library {
     name: "connectivity-net-module-utils-bpf",
@@ -43,5 +47,7 @@
     apex_available: [
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
-    lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
+    lint: {
+        strict_updatability_linting: true,
+    },
 }