diff --git a/meta/classes/base.bbclass b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
index e80e874..e977485 100644
--- a/meta/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 BB_DEFAULT_TASK ?= "build"
+CLASSOVERRIDE ?= "class-target"
 
 inherit patch
 inherit staging
diff --git a/meta/classes/cross-canadian.bbclass b/meta/classes/cross-canadian.bbclass
index e187b88..a1577ba 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cross-canadian.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cross-canadian.bbclass
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # SDK packages are built either explicitly by the user,
 # or indirectly via dependency.  No need to be in 'world'.
 EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
-
+CLASSOVERRIDE = "virtclass-cross-canadian"
 STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${bindir_native}/${SDK_ARCH}${SDK_VENDOR}-${SDK_OS}:${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${bindir_native}/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS}"
 
 #
diff --git a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
index 8da3048..63eb91e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ inherit relocatable
 # no need for them to be a direct target of 'world'
 EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
 
+CLASSOVERRIDE = "virtclass-cross"
 PACKAGES = ""
 PACKAGES_DYNAMIC = ""
 PACKAGES_DYNAMIC_virtclass-native = ""
diff --git a/meta/classes/crosssdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/crosssdk.bbclass
index 83753b4..5abc950 100644
--- a/meta/classes/crosssdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/crosssdk.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 inherit cross
 
+CLASSOVERRIDE = "virtclass-crosssdk"
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${SDK_ARCH}"
 STAGING_DIR_TARGET = "${STAGING_DIR}/${SDK_ARCH}-nativesdk${SDK_VENDOR}-${SDK_OS}"
 STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${bindir_native}/${TARGET_ARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS}"
diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index 00196ba..9fcb31f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR = ""
 
 # we dont want libc-uclibc or libc-glibc to kick in for native recipes
 LIBCOVERRIDE = ""
+CLASSOVERRIDE = "virtclass-native"
 
 PATH =. "${COREBASE}/scripts/native-intercept:"
 
@@ -141,8 +142,6 @@ python native_virtclass_handler () {
         if not prov.endswith("-native"):
             provides = provides.replace(prov, prov + "-native")
     e.data.setVar("PROVIDES", provides)
-
-    e.data.setVar("OVERRIDES", e.data.getVar("OVERRIDES", False) + ":virtclass-native")
 }
 
 addhandler native_virtclass_handler
diff --git a/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass b/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
index ceec53e..084f5d9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/nativesdk.bbclass
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ STAGING_BINDIR_TOOLCHAIN = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${bindir_native}/${SDK_ARCH}${S
 
 # we dont want libc-uclibc or libc-glibc to kick in for nativesdk recipes
 LIBCOVERRIDE = ""
+CLASSOVERRIDE = "virtclass-nativesdk"
 
 #
 # Update PACKAGE_ARCH and PACKAGE_ARCHS
@@ -63,8 +64,6 @@ python nativesdk_virtclass_handler () {
     pn = e.data.getVar("PN", True)
     if not pn.endswith("-nativesdk"):
         return
-
-    e.data.setVar("OVERRIDES", e.data.getVar("OVERRIDES", False) + ":virtclass-nativesdk")
 }
 
 python () {
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 91aa756..9ed4b6c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -635,7 +635,8 @@ AUTO_LIBNAME_PKGS = "${PACKAGES}"
 #
 # This works for  functions as well, they are really just environment variables.
 # Default OVERRIDES to make compilation fail fast in case of build system misconfiguration.
-OVERRIDES = "${TARGET_OS}:${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:build-${BUILD_OS}:pn-${PN}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDES}:forcevariable"
+OVERRIDES = "${TARGET_OS}:${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:build-${BUILD_OS}:pn-${PN}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDES}:${CLASSOVERRIDE}:forcevariable"
+CLASSOVERRIDE ?= "class-target"
 DISTROOVERRIDES ?= "${DISTRO}"
 MACHINEOVERRIDES ?= "${MACHINE}"
 MACHINEOVERRIDES[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE"