diff --git a/meta/classes/utils.bbclass b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
index c1de2f6..be0a25a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/utils.bbclass
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ def base_set_filespath(path, d):
     if extrapaths != "":
         path = extrapaths.split(":") + path
     # The ":" ensures we have an 'empty' override
-    overrides = ((d.getVar("OVERRIDES", True) or "") + ":").split(":")
+    overrides = ((d.getVar("FILESOVERRIDES", True) or "") + ":").split(":")
     for p in path:
         if p != "": 
             for o in overrides:
diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 420bdfa..be3bfc2 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ DISTROOVERRIDES ?= "${@d.getVar('DISTRO', True) or ''}"
 MACHINEOVERRIDES ?= "${MACHINE}"
 MACHINEOVERRIDES[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE"
 
+FILESOVERRIDES = "${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}:${MACHINEOVERRIDES}:${DISTROOVERRIDES}"
+
 CPU_FEATURES ?= ""
 CPU_FEATURES_arm ?= "vfp"