diff --git a/microdroid/initrd/Android.bp b/microdroid/initrd/Android.bp
index ff6314b..22a06e1 100644
--- a/microdroid/initrd/Android.bp
+++ b/microdroid/initrd/Android.bp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 prebuilt_etc {
     name: "microdroid_initrd_debuggable",
     // We don't have ramdisk for architectures other than x86_64 & arm64
-    src: "empty_file",
+    src: ":empty_file",
     arch: {
         x86_64: {
             src: ":microdroid_initrd_debuggable_x86_64",
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 prebuilt_etc {
     name: "microdroid_initrd_normal",
     // We don't have ramdisk for architectures other than x86_64 & arm64
-    src: "empty_file",
+    src: ":empty_file",
     arch: {
         x86_64: {
             src: ":microdroid_initrd_normal_x86_64",
diff --git a/microdroid/initrd/empty_file b/microdroid/initrd/empty_file
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/microdroid/initrd/empty_file
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/pvmfw/Android.bp b/pvmfw/Android.bp
index 0d845f9..7f7787d 100644
--- a/pvmfw/Android.bp
+++ b/pvmfw/Android.bp
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@
     ],
 }
 
+// Generates an empty file.
+genrule {
+    name: "empty_file",
+    out: ["empty_file"],
+    cmd: "touch $(out)",
+}
+
 cc_binary {
     name: "pvmfw",
     defaults: ["vmbase_elf_defaults"],
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@
             src: ":pvmfw_bin",
         },
     },
-    src: "empty_file",
+    src: ":empty_file",
     installable: false,
 }
 
diff --git a/pvmfw/empty_file b/pvmfw/empty_file
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/pvmfw/empty_file
+++ /dev/null