diff --git a/metropolis/vm/smoketest/payload/BUILD.bazel b/metropolis/vm/smoketest/payload/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52b27e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metropolis/vm/smoketest/payload/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["main.go"],
+    importpath = "source.monogon.dev/metropolis/vm/smoketest/payload",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+    deps = ["@org_golang_x_sys//unix:go_default_library"],
+)
+
+go_binary(
+    name = "payload",
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)