diff --git a/common/Android.bp b/common/Android.bp
index ff4de11..e10ede8 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
+
 java_library {
     name: "connectivity-net-module-utils-bpf",
     srcs: [