diff --git a/src/pkg/net/empty.c b/src/pkg/net/empty.c
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+// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This file is required to prevent compiler errors
+// when the package built with CGO_ENABLED=0.
+// Otherwise the compiler says:
+// pkg/net/fd_poll_runtime.go:15: missing function body