diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 7900263..006edb8 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@
 $(1): PRIVATE_PRODUCT := $(2)
 $(1): PRIVATE_MESSAGE := $(3)
 $(1): $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4)) $(XMLNOTICE) $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/Makefile
-	$(XMLNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(XMLNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
 
 notice_files: $(1)
 endef
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
 $(1): PRIVATE_PRODUCT := $(2)
 $(1): PRIVATE_MESSAGE := $(3)
 $(1): $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4)) $(TEXTNOTICE) $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/Makefile
-	$(TEXTNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(TEXTNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
 
 notice_files: $(1)
 endef
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@
 $(1): PRIVATE_PRODUCT := $(2)
 $(1): PRIVATE_MESSAGE := $(3)
 $(1): $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4)) $(HTMLNOTICE) $(BUILD_SYSTEM)/Makefile
-	$(HTMLNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(HTMLNOTICE) -o $$@ -product=$$(PRIVATE_PRODUCT) -title=$$(PRIVATE_MESSAGE) $(foreach prefix, $(5), -strip_prefix=$(prefix)) $(call corresponding-license-metadata,$(4))
 
 notice_files: $(1)
 endef
diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 1c9ebad..0de01e7 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -585,14 +585,14 @@
     $(ALL_MODULES.$(target).META_LIC), \
     $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC)), \
       $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC), \
-      $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(target).meta_lic))))
+      $(call append-path,$(call license-metadata-dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(target).meta_lic))))))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
 ## License metadata build rule for my_register_name $(1)
 ###########################################################
 define license-metadata-rule
-$(foreach meta_lic, $(ALL_MODULES.$(1).DELAYED_META_LIC),$(call _license-metadata-rule,$(1),$(meta_lic)))
+$(foreach meta_lic, $(subst //,/,$(ALL_MODULES.$(1).DELAYED_META_LIC)),$(call _license-metadata-rule,$(1),$(meta_lic)))
 $(call notice-rule,$(1))
 endef
 
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 $(2) : $(foreach d,$(_deps),$(call word-colon,1,$(d))) $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n)) )
 	rm -f $$@
 	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA) \
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA) \
 	  $$(addprefix -mt ,$$(PRIVATE_MODULE_TYPE)) \
 	  $$(addprefix -mc ,$$(PRIVATE_MODULE_CLASS)) \
 	  $$(addprefix -k ,$$(PRIVATE_KINDS)) \
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@
 define non-module-license-metadata-rule
 $(strip $(eval _dir := $(call license-metadata-dir)))
 $(strip $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))))
+$(strip $(eval _meta := $(call append-path,$(_dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(_tgt).meta_lic))))
 $(strip $(eval _deps := $(sort $(filter-out 0p: :,$(foreach d,$(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES)),$(ALL_TARGETS.$(call word-colon,1,$(d)).META_LIC):$(call wordlist-colon,2,9999,$(d)))))))
 $(strip $(eval _notices := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).NOTICES))))
 $(strip $(eval _path := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).PATH))))
@@ -688,21 +689,21 @@
   ) \
 )
 
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_KINDS := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS))
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_CONDITIONS := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS))
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(_notices)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS := $(_deps)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_SOURCES := $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(_tgt)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_PATH := $(_path)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER := $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).IS_CONTAINER)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME))
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(strip $(_install_map))
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic: $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA)
-$(_dir)/$(_tgt).meta_lic : $(foreach d,$(_deps),$(call word-colon,1,$(d))) $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n)) )
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_KINDS := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS))
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_CONDITIONS := $(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS))
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_NOTICES := $(_notices)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_NOTICE_DEPS := $(_deps)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_SOURCES := $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).DEPENDENCIES)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_TARGETS := $(_tgt)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_PATH := $(_path)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_IS_CONTAINER := $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).IS_CONTAINER)
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_PACKAGE_NAME := $(strip $(ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_PACKAGE_NAME))
+$(_meta): PRIVATE_INSTALL_MAP := $(strip $(_install_map))
+$(_meta): $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA)
+$(_meta) : $(foreach d,$(_deps),$(call word-colon,1,$(d))) $(foreach n,$(_notices),$(call word-colon,1,$(n)) )
 	rm -f $$@
 	mkdir -p $$(dir $$@)
-	$(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA) \
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(BUILD_LICENSE_METADATA) \
           -mt raw -mc unknown \
 	  $$(addprefix -k ,$$(PRIVATE_KINDS)) \
 	  $$(addprefix -c ,$$(PRIVATE_CONDITIONS)) \
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 define declare-license-metadata
 $(strip \
-  $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))) \
+  $(eval _tgt := $(subst //,/,$(strip $(1)))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS := $(strip $(2))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(strip $(3))) \
@@ -769,7 +770,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 define declare-container-license-metadata
 $(strip \
-  $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))) \
+  $(eval _tgt := $(subst //,/,$(strip $(1)))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES += $(_tgt)) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_KINDS := $(strip $(2))) \
   $(eval ALL_NON_MODULES.$(_tgt).LICENSE_CONDITIONS := $(strip $(3))) \
@@ -787,7 +788,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 define declare-0p-target
 $(strip \
-  $(eval _tgt := $(strip $(1))) \
+  $(eval _tgt := $(subst //,/,$(strip $(1)))) \
   $(eval ALL_0P_TARGETS += $(_tgt)) \
 )
 endef
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@
 	$(hide) rm -f $$(PRIVATE_LIST_FILE)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $$(dir $$(PRIVATE_LIST_FILE))
 	$(hide) find out -name '*meta_lic' -type f -printf '"%p"\n' >$$(PRIVATE_LIST_FILE)
-	$(COMPLIANCENOTICE_SHIPPEDLIBS) @$$(PRIVATE_LIST_FILE)
+	OUT_DIR=$(OUT_DIR) $(COMPLIANCENOTICE_SHIPPEDLIBS) @$$(PRIVATE_LIST_FILE)
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -929,7 +930,7 @@
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := 0p) \
   ) \
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)), \
-    $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := $(_dir)/$(t).meta_lic) \
+    $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := $(call append-path,$(_dir),$(patsubst $(OUT_DIR)%,out%,$(t).meta_lic))) \
   ) \
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(eval $(call non-module-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m)))) \