diff --git a/compiler/BUILD.bazel b/compiler/BUILD.bazel
index e50ecb66c8a..a87c8307649 100644
--- a/compiler/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/compiler/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 load("//:java_grpc_library.bzl", "java_rpc_toolchain")
 
+# This should not generally be referenced. Users should use java_grpc_library
 cc_binary(
     name = "grpc_java_plugin",
     srcs = [