--- a/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/TypeAnnotations.java	Wed Nov 23 16:16:36 2016 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/TypeAnnotations.java	Thu Dec 01 09:02:42 2016 +0000
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
             // TYPE_PARAMETER doesn't aid in distinguishing between
             // Type annotations and declaration annotations on an
             // Element
+        } else if (e.value.name == names.MODULE) {
+            if (s.kind == MDL)
+                return AnnotationType.DECLARATION;
         } else {
             Assert.error("annotationTargetType(): unrecognized Attribute name " + e.value.name +
                     " (" + e.value.name.getClass() + ")");