diff --git a/freebsd.eclass b/freebsd.eclass
index 297e92a..18f30ba 100644
--- a/freebsd.eclass
+++ b/freebsd.eclass
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ freebsd_src_compile() {
 freebsd_multilib_multibuild_wrapper() {
 	# Get the ABI from multibuild.eclass
 	# This assumes MULTIBUILD_VARIANTS contains only valid ABIs.
-	local ABI=${MULTIBUILD_VARIANT}
+	local ABI=${MULTIBUILD_VARIANT#*.}
 
 	# First, save the variables: CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS, LDFLAGS, LDADD and mymakeopts.
 	for i in CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS LDADD mymakeopts ; do