diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index c61c653..9ad1cc5 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -450,6 +450,12 @@
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_IS_HOST_MODULE := $(LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_HOST:= $(my_host)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_PREFIX := $(my_prefix)
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : .KATI_TAGS += ;module_name=$(LOCAL_MODULE)
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),)
+$(error "$(LOCAL_MODULE) in $(LOCAL_PATH) does not set $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)")
+else
+$(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : .KATI_TAGS += ;module_type=$(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)
+endif
 
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_INTERMEDIATES_DIR:= $(intermediates)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX := $(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)