diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/future.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/future.exp
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/future.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/future.exp
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ proc gdb_default_target_compile {source destfile type options} {
     set ldflags ""
     set dest [target_info name]
 
+    if {[board_info $dest exists multilib_flags]} {
+	append add_flags " [board_info $dest multilib_flags]"
+    }
+
     if {[info exists CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET]} {
 	append add_flags " $CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET"
     }
@@ -529,10 +533,6 @@ proc gdb_default_target_compile {source destfile type options} {
 	}
     }
 
-    if {[board_info $dest exists multilib_flags]} {
-	append add_flags " [board_info $dest multilib_flags]"
-    }
-
     verbose "doing compile"
 
     set sources ""