diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/classes/klibc.bbclass b/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/classes/klibc.bbclass
index b7b72b7..bba10f1 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/classes/klibc.bbclass
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-initramfs/classes/klibc.bbclass
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 CC_append_armv7ve = " ${@' -mfloat-abi=${TUNE_CCARGS_MFLOAT}' if (d.getVar('TUNE_CCARGS_MFLOAT') != '') else ''}"
 CC_append_armv7a = " ${@' -mfloat-abi=${TUNE_CCARGS_MFLOAT}' if (d.getVar('TUNE_CCARGS_MFLOAT') != '') else ''}"
 
-CPP_forcevariable = "${CC} -E"
-
 # klcc uses own optimizations by default. See klcc(1) man file.
 export CFLAGS="${TUNE_CCARGS}"
 export CPPFLAGS="${TUNE_CCARGS}"
 export LDFLAGS="${TUNE_CCARGS}"
+
+OVERRIDES =. "libc-klibc:"