diff --git a/core/clear_vars.mk b/core/clear_vars.mk
index 91dfdaca3a..656f32736a 100644
--- a/core/clear_vars.mk
+++ b/core/clear_vars.mk
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ LOCAL_DBUS_PROXY_PREFIX:=
 LOCAL_INIT_RC:=
 LOCAL_MODULE_HOST_OS:=
 LOCAL_FINDBUGS_FLAGS:=
+LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE:=
 
 # arch specific variables
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES_$(TARGET_ARCH):=
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index cf2dad675c..e7f89745b7 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 ## Track NOTICE files
 ###########################################################
 
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE),)
+notice_file:=$(strip $(LOCAL_NOTICE_FILE))
+else
 notice_file:=$(strip $(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/NOTICE))
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS),GYP)
   # We ignore NOTICE files for modules of type GYP.