diff --git a/talk/build/whitespace.txt b/talk/build/whitespace.txt
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index 0000000000..6acacd58d5
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+You can modify this file to create no-op changelists.
+Try to write something funny. And please don't add trailing whitespace.
+
+Once upon a time there were three whitespaces.
+
diff --git a/webrtc/build/whitespace.txt b/webrtc/build/whitespace.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbd953182f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/build/whitespace.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+You can modify this file to create no-op changelists.
+Try to write something funny. And please don't add trailing whitespace.
+
+Once upon a time there was an elephant in Stockholm.
+