diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 38b572b..c981152 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -580,9 +580,17 @@
 ## License metadata build rule for my_register_name $(1)
 ###########################################################
 define license-metadata-rule
-$(strip $(eval _dir := $(call license-metadata-dir)))
+$(foreach meta_lic, $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).DELAYED_META_LIC),$(call _license-metadata-rule,$(1),$(meta_lic)))
+$(call notice-rule,$(1))
+endef
+
+define _license-metadata-rule
 $(strip $(eval _srcs := $(strip $(foreach d,$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICE_DEPS),$(if $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).INSTALLED)), $(ALL_MODULES.$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).INSTALLED),$(if $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).BUILT)), $(ALL_MODULES.$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).BUILT), $(call word-colon,1,$d)))))))
-$(strip $(eval _deps := $(sort $(filter-out $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic%,$(foreach d,$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICE_DEPS), $(_dir)/$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).meta_lic:$(call wordlist-colon,2,9999,$d))))))
+$(strip $(eval _deps := $(sort $(filter-out $(2)%,\
+   $(foreach d,$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICE_DEPS),\
+     $(addsuffix :$(call wordlist-colon,2,9999,$(d)), \
+       $(foreach dt,$(ALL_MODULES.$(d).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(d).INSTALLED),\
+         $(ALL_TARGETS.$(dt).META_LIC))))))))
 $(strip $(eval _notices := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).NOTICES))))
 $(strip $(eval _tgts := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).BUILT))))
 $(strip $(eval _inst := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED))))
@@ -594,22 +602,22 @@
   $(foreach ns,$(_ns),$(ns):$(_d) ) \
 ))))
 
-$(_dir)/$(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 := $(_notices)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS := $(_deps)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_SOURCES := $(_srcs)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(_tgts)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_INSTALLED := $(_inst)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_PATH := $(_path)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).IS_CONTAINER)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME))
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(_map)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_MODULE_TYPE := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).MODULE_TYPE)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_MODULE_CLASS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).MODULE_CLASS)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(_map)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic: $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA)
-$(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic : $(foreach d,$(_deps),$(call word-colon,1,$(d))) $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n)) )
+$(2): PRIVATE_KINDS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_KINDS))
+$(2): PRIVATE_CONDITIONS := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_CONDITIONS))
+$(2): PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(_notices)
+$(2): PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS := $(_deps)
+$(2): PRIVATE_SOURCES := $(_srcs)
+$(2): PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(_tgts)
+$(2): PRIVATE_INSTALLED := $(_inst)
+$(2): PRIVATE_PATH := $(_path)
+$(2): PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).IS_CONTAINER)
+$(2): PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME))
+$(2): PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(_map)
+$(2): PRIVATE_MODULE_TYPE := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).MODULE_TYPE)
+$(2): PRIVATE_MODULE_CLASS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).MODULE_CLASS)
+$(2): PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(_map)
+$(2): $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA)
+$(2) : $(foreach d,$(_deps),$(call word-colon,1,$(d))) $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n)) )
 	rm -f $$@
 	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
 	$(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA) \
@@ -627,7 +635,9 @@
 	  -p '$$(PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME)' \
 	  $$(addprefix -r ,$$(PRIVATE_PATH)) \
 	  -o $$@
+endef
 
+define notice-rule
 $(strip $(eval _mifs := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).MODULE_INSTALLED_FILENAMES))))
 $(strip $(eval _infs := $(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILE))))
 
@@ -636,7 +646,6 @@
 $(if $(strip $(filter $(1),$(INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILES.$(inf).MODULE))),
 $(strip $(eval _mif := $(firstword $(foreach m,$(_mifs),$(if $(filter %/src/$(m).txt,$(inf)),$(m))))))
 
-$(inf) : $(_dir)/$(1).meta_lic
 $(inf): PRIVATE_INSTALLED_MODULE := $(_mif)
 $(inf) : PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(sort $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n) )))
 
@@ -831,14 +840,9 @@
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)), \
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := $(_dir)/$(t).meta_lic) \
   ) \
-  $(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)), \
-    $(foreach d,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(m).INSTALLED)), \
-      $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(d).META_LIC := $(_dir)/$(m).meta_lic) \
-    ) \
-  ) \
-)$(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(eval $(call non-module-license-metadata-rule,$(t))))$(strip \
-)$(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m))))$(strip \
-)$(eval $(call report-missing-licenses-rule))
+  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(eval $(call non-module-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
+  $(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m)))) \
+  $(eval $(call report-missing-licenses-rule)))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index 36f2c8f..b3eedc0 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -125,16 +125,27 @@
 
 local_path := $(LOCAL_PATH)
 
+
+module_license_metadata :=
+
 ifdef my_register_name
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(license_package_name))
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_TYPE := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_TYPE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_TYPE))
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_CLASS := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_CLASS) $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_KINDS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_KINDS) $(license_kinds)
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_CONDITIONS) $(license_conditions)
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_INSTALL_MAP := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_INSTALL_MAP) $(install_map)
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).NOTICE_DEPS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).NOTICE_DEPS) $(notice_deps)
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).IS_CONTAINER := $(strip $(filter-out false,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).IS_CONTAINER) $(is_container)))
-ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH) $(local_path))
+  module_license_metadata := $(call local-intermediates-dir)/$(my_register_name).meta_lic
+
+  $(foreach target,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED),\
+    $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC := $(module_license_metadata)))
+
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).META_LIC := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).META_LIC) $(module_license_metadata))
+
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).DELAYED_META_LIC := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).DELAYED_META_LIC) $(module_license_metadata))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(license_package_name))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_TYPE := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_TYPE) $(LOCAL_MODULE_TYPE))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_CLASS := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_CLASS) $(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_KINDS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_KINDS) $(license_kinds)
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_CONDITIONS) $(license_conditions)
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_INSTALL_MAP := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).LICENSE_INSTALL_MAP) $(install_map)
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).NOTICE_DEPS := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).NOTICE_DEPS) $(notice_deps)
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).IS_CONTAINER := $(strip $(filter-out false,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).IS_CONTAINER) $(is_container)))
+  ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).PATH) $(local_path))
 endif
 
 ifdef notice_file
@@ -196,6 +207,8 @@
 
 installed_notice_file := $($(my_prefix)OUT_NOTICE_FILES)/src/$(module_installed_filename).txt
 
+$(installed_notice_file): $(module_license_metadata)
+
 ifdef my_register_name
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILE := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED_NOTICE_FILE) $(installed_notice_file)
 ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_INSTALLED_FILENAMES := $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).MODULE_INSTALLED_FILENAMES) $(module_installed_filename)