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+import os
+import pytest
+from buildstream import _yaml
+from tests.testutils.runcli import cli
+
+# Project directory
+DATA_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.datafiles(DATA_DIR)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("arch", [('i686'), ('x86_64')])
+def test_override(cli, datafiles, arch):
+    project = os.path.join(datafiles.dirname, datafiles.basename, 'option-overrides')
+
+    bst_args = ['--option', 'arch', arch]
+    bst_args += [
+        'show',
+        '--deps', 'none',
+        '--format', '%{vars}',
+        'element.bst'
+    ]
+    result = cli.run(project=project, silent=True, args=bst_args)
+    result.assert_success()
+
+    # See the associated project.conf for the expected values
+    expected_value = '--host={}-unknown-linux-gnu'.format(arch)
+
+    loaded = _yaml.load_data(result.output)
+    assert loaded['conf-global'] == expected_value