diff --git a/core/host_executable.mk b/core/host_executable.mk
index 0091f3f734..5601b015eb 100644
--- a/core/host_executable.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 my_prefix := HOST_
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multilib.mk
 
diff --git a/core/host_executable_internal.mk b/core/host_executable_internal.mk
index 0c0ac3d910..c59f15122f 100644
--- a/core/host_executable_internal.mk
+++ b/core/host_executable_internal.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ## None.
 ###########################################################
 
-LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := EXECUTABLES
 endif
diff --git a/core/host_shared_library.mk b/core/host_shared_library.mk
index e84078013e..6964cc950e 100644
--- a/core/host_shared_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_shared_library.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 my_prefix := HOST_
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multilib.mk
 
diff --git a/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk b/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
index 645098a60a..9da778ae6f 100644
--- a/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/host_shared_library_internal.mk
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 ## LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX will be set for you.
 ###########################################################
 
-LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
-
 ifeq ($(strip $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS)),)
 LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := SHARED_LIBRARIES
 endif
diff --git a/core/host_static_library.mk b/core/host_static_library.mk
index 52c42ef931..dd7462d85d 100644
--- a/core/host_static_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_static_library.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
 my_prefix := HOST_
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/multilib.mk
 
diff --git a/core/host_static_library_internal.mk b/core/host_static_library_internal.mk
index a533cf5ddf..3946aa7bc9 100644
--- a/core/host_static_library_internal.mk
+++ b/core/host_static_library_internal.mk
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ $(error $(LOCAL_PATH): Cannot set module stem for a library)
 endif
 LOCAL_UNINSTALLABLE_MODULE := true
 
-LOCAL_IS_HOST_MODULE := true
-
 include $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/binary.mk
 
 $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE): $(built_whole_libraries)