diff --git a/rootdir/init.no_zygote.rc b/rootdir/init.no_zygote.rc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e0afcb51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rootdir/init.no_zygote.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# This is an empty file that does not specify any zygote services.
+# It exists to support targets that do not include a zygote.