diff --git a/android/module_context.go b/android/module_context.go
index 632fc96..f5104b8 100644
--- a/android/module_context.go
+++ b/android/module_context.go
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@
 	// apex containers.
 	licenseInstallMap []string
 
+	// The path to the generated license metadata file for the module.
+	licenseMetadataFile WritablePath
+
 	katiInstalls katiInstalls
 	katiSymlinks katiInstalls
 
@@ -714,7 +717,7 @@
 }
 
 func (m *moduleContext) LicenseMetadataFile() Path {
-	return m.module.base().licenseMetadataFile
+	return m.licenseMetadataFile
 }
 
 func (m *moduleContext) ModuleInfoJSON() *ModuleInfoJSON {