diff --git a/generate-blob-lists.sh b/generate-blob-lists.sh
index a16471b..f12936c 100755
--- a/generate-blob-lists.sh
+++ b/generate-blob-lists.sh
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
 
 for DEVICENAME in $DEVICES
 do
+  MANUFACTURERNAME=$( find device -type d | grep [^/]\*/[^/]\*/$DEVICENAME\$ | cut -f 2 -d / )
   if test $(wc -l < $ARCHIVEDIR/$DEVICENAME-without.txt) != 0 -a $(wc -l < $ARCHIVEDIR/$DEVICENAME-with.txt) != 0
   then
-    MANUFACTURERNAME=$( find device -type d | grep [^/]\*/[^/]\*/$DEVICENAME\$ | cut -f 2 -d / )
     (
       echo '# Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project'
       echo '#'
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@
         git push ssh://$1:29418/device/$MANUFACTURERNAME/$DEVICENAME.git HEAD:refs/for/$2/autoblobs
       fi
     )
+  else
+    (
+      cd device/$MANUFACTURERNAME/$DEVICENAME
+      git commit --allow-empty -m "$(echo -e 'DO NOT SUBMIT - BROKEN BUILD\n\nBug: 4295425')"
+      if test "$1" != "" -a "$2" != ""
+      then
+        echo uploading to server $1 branch $2
+        git push ssh://$1:29418/device/$MANUFACTURERNAME/$DEVICENAME.git HEAD:refs/for/$2/autoblobs
+      fi
+    )
   fi
 done