diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 1765c13fd..01b023ee6 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ config("libyuv_config") {
   }
 }
 
+# This target is built when no specific target is specified on the command line.
+group("default") {
+  testonly = true
+  deps = [
+    ":libyuv",
+  ]
+  if (libyuv_include_tests) {
+    deps += [
+      ":compare",
+      ":convert",
+      ":cpuid",
+      ":libyuv_unittest",
+      ":psnr",
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
 static_library("libyuv") {
   sources = [
     # Headers