diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index 19b2fc9..1af5fe1 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -580,9 +580,12 @@
 # License metadata targets corresponding to targets in $(1)
 ###########################################################
 define corresponding-license-metadata
-$(strip $(eval _dir := $(call license-metadata-dir)) \
-$(foreach target, $(sort $(1)), $(_dir)/$(target).meta_lic) \
-)
+$(strip $(foreach target, $(sort $(1)), \
+  $(if $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(target).META_LIC)), \
+    $(ALL_MODULES.$(target).META_LIC), \
+    $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC)), \
+      $(ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC), \
+      $(call license-metadata-dir)/$(target).meta_lic))))
 endef
 
 ###########################################################
@@ -868,9 +871,11 @@
 define report-missing-licenses-rule
 .PHONY: reportmissinglicenses
 reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_NON_MODULES:=$(sort $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA))
+reportmissinglicenses: PRIVATE_COPIED_FILES:=$(sort $(filter $(NON_MODULES_WITHOUT_LICENSE_METADATA),$(foreach _pair,$(PRODUCT_COPY_FILES), $(PRODUCT_OUT)/$(call word-colon,2,$(_pair)))))
 reportmissinglicenses:
 	@echo Reporting $$(words $$(PRIVATE_NON_MODULES)) targets without license metadata
 	$$(foreach t,$$(PRIVATE_NON_MODULES),if ! [ -h $$(t) ]; then echo No license metadata for $$(t) >&2; fi;)
+	$$(foreach t,$$(PRIVATE_COPIED_FILES),if ! [ -h $$(t) ]; then echo No license metadata for copied file $$(t) >&2; fi;)
 
 endef