diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index a7a32020b17..db1bdaa9947 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ load(
     "//bazel:grpc_build_system.bzl",
     "grpc_cc_library",
     "grpc_proto_plugin",
+    "grpc_generate_one_off_targets",
 )
 
 config_setting(
@@ -1968,3 +1969,5 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "//src/proto/grpc/core:stats_proto",
     ],
 )
+
+grpc_generate_one_off_targets()
diff --git a/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl b/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
index 63ed77e2a94..a682d89ec9d 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ def grpc_cc_binary(name, srcs = [], deps = [], external_deps = [], args = [], da
     linkopts = if_not_windows(["-pthread"]) + linkopts,
   )
 
+def grpc_generate_one_off_targets(): pass
+
 def grpc_sh_test(name, srcs, args = [], data = []):
   native.sh_test(
     name = name,