diff -ru a/crossdev b/crossdev
--- a/crossdev	2012-07-28 08:18:25.354097649 -0400
+++ b/crossdev	2012-07-28 08:18:42.813100475 -0400
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	# see if user told us where to write things, otherwise
 	# install our stuff to the last overlay in the list
 	: ${CROSSDEV_OVERLAY:=${SEARCH_OVERLAYS}}
-	CROSSDEV_OVERLAY=${CROSSDEV_OVERLAY%% *}
+	CROSSDEV_OVERLAY=${CROSSDEV_OVERLAY##* }
 
 	# make sure we have a valid logdir
 	: ${PORT_LOGDIR:=/var/log/portage}