diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index fa028cb..4300efe 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -566,6 +566,55 @@
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
+## Target directory for license metadata files.
+###########################################################
+define license-metadata-dir
+$(call generated-sources-dir-for,META,lic,)
+endef
+
+###########################################################
+## License metadata build rule for my_register_name $1
+###########################################################
+define license-metadata-rule
+$(strip $(eval _dir := $(call license-metadata-dir)))
+$(strip $(eval _deps := $(sort $(filter-out $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic,$(foreach d,$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICE_DEPS), $(_dir)/$(d).meta_lic)))))
+$(foreach b,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED)),
+$(_dir)/$(b).meta_module ::
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+	echo $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic >> $$@
+	sort -u $$@ -o $$@
+
+)
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_KINDS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_KINDS))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_CONDITIONS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_CONDITIONS))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICES))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS := $(_deps)
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).IS_CONTAINER))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME)
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_INSTALL_MAP))
+$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic : $(_deps) $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICES) $(foreach b,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED)), $(_dir)/$(b).meta_module) build/make/tools/build-license-metadata.sh
+	rm -f $$@
+	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
+	build/make/tools/build-license-metadata.sh -k $$(PRIVATE_KINDS) -c $$(PRIVATE_CONDITIONS) -n $$(PRIVATE_NOTICES) -d $$(PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS) -m $$(PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP) -t $$(PRIVATE_TARGETS) $$(if $$(filter-out false,$$(PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER)),-is_container) -p $$(PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME) -o $$@
+
+$(1) : $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic
+
+$(if $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILE),$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILE) : $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic)
+
+.PHONY: $(1).meta_lic
+$(1).meta_lic : $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic
+
+endef
+
+###########################################################
+## Declares a license metadata build rule for ALL_MODULES
+###########################################################
+define build-license-metadata
+$(foreach m,$(ALL_MODULES),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m))))
+endef
+
+###########################################################
 ## Returns correct _idfPrefix from the list:
 ##   { HOST, HOST_CROSS, TARGET }
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 4710f7a..fb13093 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1404,8 +1404,16 @@
 ALL_DEFAULT_INSTALLED_MODULES :=
 
 
+# Some notice deps refer to module names without prefix or arch suffix where
+# only the variants with them get built.
+# fix-notice-deps replaces those unadorned module names with every built variant.
 $(call fix-notice-deps)
 
+# Create a license metadata rule per module. Could happen in base_rules.mk or
+# notice_files.mk; except, it has to happen after fix-notice-deps to avoid
+# missing dependency errors.
+$(call build-license-metadata)
+
 
 # These are additional goals that we build, in order to make sure that there
 # is as little code as possible in the tree that doesn't build.
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index d385bbc..89f822b 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@
       # Soong produces uninstallable *.sdk shared libraries for embedding in APKs.
       module_installed_filename := \
           $(patsubst $(PRODUCT_OUT)/%,%,$($(LOCAL_2ND_ARCH_VAR_PREFIX)$(my_prefix)OUT_SHARED_LIBRARIES))/$(notdir $(LOCAL_BUILT_MODULE))
-    else
-      $(error Cannot determine where to install NOTICE file for $(LOCAL_MODULE))
     endif # JAVA_LIBRARIES
   endif # STATIC_LIBRARIES
 endif
@@ -186,11 +184,12 @@
 endif
 
 $(installed_notice_file): PRIVATE_INSTALLED_MODULE := $(module_installed_filename)
+$(installed_notice_file) : PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(notice_file)
 
 $(installed_notice_file): $(notice_file)
 	@echo Notice file: $< -- $@
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(hide) awk 'FNR==1 && NR > 1 {print "\n"} {print}' $^ > $@
+	$(hide) awk 'FNR==1 && NR > 1 {print "\n"} {print}' $(PRIVATE_NOTICES) > $@
 
 ifdef LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE
 # Make LOCAL_INSTALLED_MODULE depend on NOTICE files if they exist