diff --git a/core/base_rules.mk b/core/base_rules.mk
index e252b9538e..87ef414bd0 100644
--- a/core/base_rules.mk
+++ b/core/base_rules.mk
@@ -194,6 +194,17 @@ endif
 # Assemble the list of targets to create PRIVATE_ variables for.
 LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS += $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE)
 
+###########################################################
+## logtags: Add .logtags files to global list
+###########################################################
+
+logtags_sources := $(filter %.logtags,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
+
+ifneq ($(strip $(logtags_sources)),)
+event_log_tags := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/,$(logtags_sources))
+else
+event_log_tags :=
+endif
 
 ###########################################################
 ## make clean- targets
@@ -336,6 +347,8 @@ my_required_modules += $(LOCAL_REQUIRED_MODULES_$($(my_prefix)OS))
 endif
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).REQUIRED := \
     $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).REQUIRED) $(my_required_modules))
+ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS := \
+    $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS) $(event_log_tags)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MAKEFILE := \
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MAKEFILE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_MAKEFILE)
 ifdef LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER
diff --git a/core/java.mk b/core/java.mk
index ba00f6fcc1..14175785e1 100644
--- a/core/java.mk
+++ b/core/java.mk
@@ -315,25 +315,6 @@ else
 aidl_java_sources :=
 endif
 
-###########################################################
-## logtags: Add .logtags files to global list, emit java source
-###########################################################
-logtags_sources := $(filter %.logtags,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))
-
-ifneq ($(strip $(logtags_sources)),)
-event_log_tags := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/,$(logtags_sources))
-
-logtags_java_sources := $(patsubst %.logtags,%.java,$(addprefix $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/, $(logtags_sources)))
-logtags_sources := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(logtags_sources))
-
-$(logtags_java_sources): $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/%.java: $(LOCAL_PATH)/%.logtags $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/all-event-log-tags.txt
-	$(transform-logtags-to-java)
-
-else
-logtags_java_sources :=
-event_log_tags :=
-endif
-
 ##########################################
 
 # All of the rules after full_classes_compiled_jar are very unlikely
@@ -350,6 +331,21 @@ endif
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/base_rules.mk
 #######################################
 
+###########################################################
+## logtags: emit java source
+###########################################################
+ifneq ($(strip $(logtags_sources)),)
+
+logtags_java_sources := $(patsubst %.logtags,%.java,$(addprefix $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/, $(logtags_sources)))
+logtags_sources := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(logtags_sources))
+
+$(logtags_java_sources): $(intermediates.COMMON)/src/%.java: $(LOCAL_PATH)/%.logtags $(TARGET_OUT_COMMON_INTERMEDIATES)/all-event-log-tags.txt
+	$(transform-logtags-to-java)
+
+else
+logtags_java_sources :=
+endif
+
 ##########################################
 java_sources := $(addprefix $(LOCAL_PATH)/, $(filter %.java,$(LOCAL_SRC_FILES))) $(aidl_java_sources) $(logtags_java_sources) \
                 $(filter %.java,$(LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES))
diff --git a/core/java_common.mk b/core/java_common.mk
index f66a54d905..2195691b25 100644
--- a/core/java_common.mk
+++ b/core/java_common.mk
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_AAPT_FLAGS := $(LOCAL_AAPT_FLAGS) $(PROD
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME := $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_PACKAGE_NAME)
 $(LOCAL_INTERMEDIATE_TARGETS) : PRIVATE_MANIFEST_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR := $(LOCAL_MANIFEST_INSTRUMENTATION_FOR)
 
-ifdef event_log_tags
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS := \
-  $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).EVENT_LOG_TAGS) $(event_log_tags)
-endif
 ifdef aidl_sources
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).AIDL_FILES := $(aidl_sources)
 endif