diff --git a/compileopts/target.go b/compileopts/target.go
index df269a26..c15316e2 100644
--- a/compileopts/target.go
+++ b/compileopts/target.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (spec *TargetSpec) overrideProperties(child *TargetSpec) {
 					dst.Set(src)
 				case "append", "":
 					// or append the field of child to spec
-					dst.Set(reflect.AppendSlice(src, dst))
+					dst.Set(reflect.AppendSlice(dst, src))
 				default:
 					panic("override mode must be 'copy' or 'append' (default). I don't know how to '" + tag + "'.")
 				}
diff --git a/compileopts/target_test.go b/compileopts/target_test.go
index 11071663..6aea7e81 100644
--- a/compileopts/target_test.go
+++ b/compileopts/target_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestOverrideProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	base := &TargetSpec{
 		GOOS:             "baseGoos",
 		CPU:              "baseCpu",
-		Features:         []string{"bf1", "bf2"},
+		CFlags:           []string{"-base-foo", "-base-bar"},
 		BuildTags:        []string{"bt1", "bt2"},
 		Emulator:         []string{"be1", "be2"},
 		DefaultStackSize: 42,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestOverrideProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	child := &TargetSpec{
 		GOOS:             "",
 		CPU:              "chlidCpu",
-		Features:         []string{"cf1", "cf2"},
+		CFlags:           []string{"-child-foo", "-child-bar"},
 		Emulator:         []string{"ce1", "ce2"},
 		AutoStackSize:    &childAutoStackSize,
 		DefaultStackSize: 64,
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ func TestOverrideProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	if base.CPU != "chlidCpu" {
 		t.Errorf("Overriding failed : got %v", base.CPU)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(base.Features, []string{"cf1", "cf2", "bf1", "bf2"}) {
-		t.Errorf("Overriding failed : got %v", base.Features)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(base.CFlags, []string{"-base-foo", "-base-bar", "-child-foo", "-child-bar"}) {
+		t.Errorf("Overriding failed : got %v", base.CFlags)
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(base.BuildTags, []string{"bt1", "bt2"}) {
 		t.Errorf("Overriding failed : got %v", base.BuildTags)