diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index cd36011447..49ecb1c3da 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -988,9 +988,9 @@ $(strip \
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_0P_TARGETS)), \
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC := 0p) \
   ) \
+  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS)),$(eval $(call copied-target-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_NON_MODULES)),$(eval $(call non-module-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(foreach m,$(sort $(ALL_MODULES)),$(eval $(call license-metadata-rule,$(m)))) \
-  $(foreach t,$(sort $(ALL_COPIED_TARGETS)),$(eval $(call copied-target-license-metadata-rule,$(t)))) \
   $(eval $(call build-all-license-metadata-rule)))
 endef
 
@@ -3554,11 +3554,11 @@ define create-suite-dependencies
 $(foreach suite, $(LOCAL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITE), \
   $(eval $(if $(strip $(module_license_metadata)),\
     $$(foreach f,$$(my_compat_dist_$(suite)),$$(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$$(call word-colon,2,$$(f)),$$(call word-colon,1,$$(f)))),\
-    $$(eval my_test_data += $$(foreach f,$$(my_compat_dist_$(suite)), $$(call word-colon,2,$$(f)))) \
+    $$(eval my_test_data += $$(my_compat_dist_$(suite))) \
   )) \
   $(eval $(if $(strip $(module_license_metadata)),\
     $$(foreach f,$$(my_compat_dist_config_$(suite)),$$(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$$(call word-colon,2,$$(f)),$$(call word-colon,1,$$(f)))),\
-    $$(eval my_test_config += $$(foreach f,$$(my_compat_dist_config_$(suite)), $$(call word-colon,2,$$(f)))) \
+    $$(eval my_test_config += $$(my_compat_dist_config_$(suite))) \
   )) \
   $(if $(filter $(suite),$(ALL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITES)),,\
     $(eval ALL_COMPATIBILITY_SUITES += $(suite)) \
diff --git a/core/notice_files.mk b/core/notice_files.mk
index b87215eb94..a5852cc6ad 100644
--- a/core/notice_files.mk
+++ b/core/notice_files.mk
@@ -129,10 +129,14 @@ module_license_metadata :=
 ifdef my_register_name
   module_license_metadata := $(call local-meta-intermediates-dir)/$(my_register_name).meta_lic
 
-  $(foreach target,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) $(foreach bi,$(LOCAL_SOONG_BUILT_INSTALLED),$(call word-colon,1,$(bi))) \
-      $(my_test_data) $(my_test_config),\
+  $(foreach target,$(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).BUILT) $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).INSTALLED) $(foreach bi,$(LOCAL_SOONG_BUILT_INSTALLED),$(call word-colon,1,$(bi))),\
     $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(target).META_LIC := $(module_license_metadata)))
 
+  $(foreach f,$(my_test_data) $(my_test_config),\
+    $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(call word-colon,1,$(f)).META_LIC)), \
+      $(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$(call word-colon,2,$(f)),$(call word-colon,1,$(f))), \
+      $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(call word-colon,2,$(f)).META_LIC := $(module_license_metadata))))
+
   ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).META_LIC := $(strip $(ALL_MODULES.$(my_register_name).META_LIC) $(module_license_metadata))
 
   ifdef LOCAL_SOONG_LICENSE_METADATA
diff --git a/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk b/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
index 4b8bd16c2e..e56e8bad5e 100644
--- a/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
+++ b/core/tasks/tools/compatibility.mk
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ $(test_suite_jdk): $(SOONG_ZIP)
 $(call declare-license-metadata,$(test_suite_jdk),SPDX-license-identifier-GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception,restricted,\
   $(test_suite_jdk_dir)/legal/java.base/LICENSE,JDK,prebuilts/jdk/$(notdir $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(test_suite_jdk_dir)))))
 
+# Copy license metadata
+$(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$(out_dir)/$(notdir $(test_suite_jdk)),$(test_suite_jdk))
+$(foreach t,$(test_tools) $(test_suite_prebuilt_tools),\
+  $(eval _dst := $(out_dir)/tools/$(notdir $(t)))\
+  $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(t).META_LIC)),\
+    $(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$(_dst),$(t)),\
+    $(warning $(t) has no license metadata)\
+  )\
+)
+test_copied_tools := $(foreach t,$(test_tools) $(test_suite_prebuilt_tools), $(out_dir)/tools/$(notdir $(t))) $(out_dir)/$(notdir $(test_suite_jdk))
+
 
 # Include host shared libraries
 host_shared_libs := $(call copy-many-files, $(COMPATIBILITY.$(test_suite_name).HOST_SHARED_LIBRARY.FILES))
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ $(if $(strip $(host_shared_libs)),\
     $(eval _src := $(call word-colon,1,$(p)))\
     $(eval _dst := $(call word-colon,2,$(p)))\
     $(if $(strip $(ALL_TARGETS.$(_src).META_LIC)),\
-      $(eval ALL_TARGETS.$(_dst).META_LIC := $(ALL_TARGETS.$(_src).META_LIC)),\
+      $(call declare-copy-target-license-metadata,$(_dst),$(_src)),\
       $(warning $(_src) has no license metadata for $(_dst))\
     )\
   )\
@@ -124,7 +135,7 @@ $(compatibility_zip): $(compatibility_zip_deps) | $(ADB) $(ACP)
 $(call declare-0p-target,$(compatibility_tests_list_zip),)
 
 $(call declare-1p-container,$(compatibility_zip),)
-$(call declare-container-license-deps,$(compatibility_zip),$(compatibility_zip_deps) $(test_suite_jdk), $(out_dir)/:/)
+$(call declare-container-license-deps,$(compatibility_zip),$(compatibility_zip_deps) $(test_copied_tools), $(out_dir)/:/)
 
 $(eval $(call html-notice-rule,$(test_suite_notice_html),"Test suites","Notices for files contained in the test suites filesystem image:",$(compatibility_zip),$(compatibility_zip)))
 $(eval $(call text-notice-rule,$(test_suite_notice_txt),"Test suites","Notices for files contained in the test suites filesystem image:",$(compatibility_zip),$(compatibility_zip)))