diff --git a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
index 9f726e4537..306b473374 100644
--- a/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/multilib.bbclass
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ python multilib_virtclass_handler () {
         e.data.setVar("STAGING_DIR_TARGET", "${WORKDIR}/recipe-sysroot")
         e.data.setVar("STAGING_DIR_HOST", "${WORKDIR}/recipe-sysroot")
         e.data.setVar("MLPREFIX", variant + "-")
-        override = ":virtclass-multilib-" + variant
-        e.data.setVar("OVERRIDES", e.data.getVar("OVERRIDES", False) + override)
+        overrides = e.data.getVar("OVERRIDES", False)
+        # Remove forcevariable anywhere in OVERRIDES to then make sure it's the last in the list
+        overrides.replace(":forcevariable", "")
+        overrides += ":virtclass-multilib-" + variant + ":forcevariable"
+        e.data.setVar("OVERRIDES", overrides)
         return
 
     if bb.data.inherits_class('native', e.data):