diff --git a/webrtc/BUILD.gn b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
index 96216e7401..9ac939df35 100644
--- a/webrtc/BUILD.gn
+++ b/webrtc/BUILD.gn
@@ -240,8 +240,11 @@ config("common_objc") {
 }
 
 if (!is_ios || !build_with_chromium) {
-  rtc_source_set("webrtc") {
+  rtc_static_library("webrtc") {
     sources = [
+      # TODO(kjellander): Remove this whenever possible. GN's static_library
+      # target type requires at least one object to avoid errors linking.
+      "build/no_op_function.cc",
       "call.h",
       "config.h",
       "transport.h",
diff --git a/webrtc/build/no_op_function.cc b/webrtc/build/no_op_function.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c10e37d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webrtc/build/no_op_function.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2016 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ *  Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
+ *  that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
+ *  tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
+ *  in the file PATENTS.  All contributing project authors may
+ *  be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
+ */
+
+namespace webrtc {
+
+// TODO(kjellander): Remove this whenever possible. GN's static_library
+// target type requires at least one object to avoid errors linking.
+
+// No-op function that can be used to compile an object necessary
+// for linking into a static library.
+int foobarbaz() {
+  return 0;
+}
+
+}  // namespace webrtc
+