diff --git a/cc/compiler.go b/cc/compiler.go
index 5ef20f0..b2095a6 100644
--- a/cc/compiler.go
+++ b/cc/compiler.go
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@
 		// list of directories relative to the Blueprints file that will
 		// be added to the aidl include paths.
 		Local_include_dirs []string
+
+		// whether to generate traces (for systrace) for this interface
+		Generate_traces *bool
 	}
 
 	Renderscript struct {
@@ -473,6 +476,10 @@
 			flags.aidlFlags = append(flags.aidlFlags, includeDirsToFlags(rootAidlIncludeDirs))
 		}
 
+		if Bool(compiler.Properties.Aidl.Generate_traces) {
+			flags.aidlFlags = append(flags.aidlFlags, "-t")
+		}
+
 		flags.GlobalFlags = append(flags.GlobalFlags,
 			"-I"+android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, "aidl").String())
 	}