diff --git a/.gn b/.standalone_gn
similarity index 84%
rename from .gn
rename to .standalone_gn
index 793b5f70163a9582a32dbbb4a4797da9d84fd970..38979d81a2d073446f5898b812549abe28ef93c5 100644
--- a/.gn
+++ b/.standalone_gn
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# This is an entry point for Ark standalone build with gn.
+# It is ignored when Ark is built as a part of OpenHarmony source tree.
+
 buildconfig = "//build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn"
 
 secondary_source = "//gn"