diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/BUILD b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/BUILD
index 65edd8cc544903..42163894d4c6ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/BUILD
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/BUILD
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ java_library(
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:config/fragment_options",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:config/invalid_configuration_exception",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:config/toolchain_type_requirement",
+        "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:configured_target",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:file_provider",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:package_specification_provider",
         "//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/analysis:platform_options",
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
index 70e8bdae321ce6..f0bc1d425c942e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.actions.Artifact;
+import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.ConfiguredTarget;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.TransitiveInfoCollection;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.configuredtargets.AbstractConfiguredTarget;
 import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.configuredtargets.MergedConfiguredTarget;
@@ -352,6 +353,9 @@ public String getTargetKind(Object target, StarlarkThread thread) throws EvalExc
     if (target instanceof MergedConfiguredTarget) {
       target = ((MergedConfiguredTarget) target).getBaseConfiguredTarget();
     }
+    if (target instanceof ConfiguredTarget) {
+      target = ((ConfiguredTarget) target).getActual();
+    }
     if (target instanceof AbstractConfiguredTarget) {
       return ((AbstractConfiguredTarget) target).getRuleClassString();
     }