diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/sumcheck/sumcheck.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/sumcheck/sumcheck.cpp
index fad82be38741..215bb4c1b04d 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/sumcheck/sumcheck.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/sumcheck/sumcheck.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 #include "sumcheck.hpp"
 
 // Hack to make the module compile.
+
+// TODO(https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/issues/1102): this makes the module not empty (note the comment
+// above pre-existed)
+void fixme_compile_hack() {}
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