diff --git a/refpolicy/Changelog b/refpolicy/Changelog
index f91ce4ab..f26ac5ad 100644
--- a/refpolicy/Changelog
+++ b/refpolicy/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	* Change sedoctool to make required modules part of base
+	  by default, otherwise make as modules, in modules.conf.
 	* Fix segenxml to handle modules with no interfaces.
 	* Rename ipsec connect interface for consistency.
 	* Add missing parts of unix stream socket connect interface
diff --git a/refpolicy/support/sedoctool.py b/refpolicy/support/sedoctool.py
index 407ab6d0..4094e0bb 100755
--- a/refpolicy/support/sedoctool.py
+++ b/refpolicy/support/sedoctool.py
@@ -123,12 +123,23 @@ def gen_module_conf(doc, file_name, namevalue_list):
 				for line in s:
 					file_name.write("# %s\n" % line)
 
+				# If the module is set as disabled.
 				if [mod_name, MOD_DISABLED] in namevalue_list:
 					file_name.write("%s = %s\n\n" % (mod_name, MOD_DISABLED))
+				# If the module is set as enabled.
 				elif [mod_name, MOD_ENABLED] in namevalue_list:
 					file_name.write("%s = %s\n\n" % (mod_name, MOD_ENABLED))
-				else:
+				# If the module is set as base.
+				elif [mod_name, MOD_BASE] in namevalue_list:
 					file_name.write("%s = %s\n\n" % (mod_name, MOD_BASE))
+				# If the module is a new module.
+				else:
+					# Set the module to base if it is marked as required.
+					if mod_req:
+						file_name.write("%s = %s\n\n" % (mod_name, MOD_BASE))
+					# Set the module to enabled if it is not required. 
+					else:
+						file_name.write("%s = %s\n\n" % (mod_name, MOD_ENABLED))
 
 def get_conf(conf):
 	"""