diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 9537239b03..d65b5ebb31 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ class BBCooker:
             self.status = bb.cache.CacheData(self.caches_array)
             self.handleCollections( bb.data.getVar("BBFILE_COLLECTIONS", self.configuration.data, 1) )
 
-            fn = self.matchFile(buildfile)
+            fn, cls = bb.cache.Cache.virtualfn2realfn(buildfile)
+            fn = self.matchFile(fn)
+            fn = bb.cache.Cache.realfn2virtual(fn, cls)
         elif len(pkgs_to_build) == 1:
             self.updateCache()