diff --git a/scripts/common.py b/scripts/common.py
index cfacf831..75fbff95 100644
--- a/scripts/common.py
+++ b/scripts/common.py
@@ -363,21 +363,20 @@ def list_available_targets(
     with open(target_file) as f:
         data = yaml_load(f) or {}
 
-    overrides_file = os.path.join(targets_dir, "_overrides.yml")
-    overrides = {}
-    if os.path.exists(overrides_file):
-        with open(overrides_file) as f:
-            all_overrides = yaml_load(f) or {}
-        overrides = all_overrides.get(platform_name, {}).get("targets", {})
+    # The count --target filters on: overrides applied, as load_target_config
+    # applies them. The scraped list counted Batocera's machine variants and
+    # launchers, 198 cores shown for 187 used.
+    overrides = _target_overrides(platform_name, targets_dir)
 
     result = []
     for tname, tdata in sorted(data.get("targets", {}).items()):
-        aliases = overrides.get(tname, {}).get("aliases", [])
+        aliases = (overrides.get(tname) or {}).get("aliases", [])
+        cores = {str(c) for c in tdata.get("cores", [])}
         result.append(
             {
                 "name": tname,
                 "architecture": tdata.get("architecture", ""),
-                "core_count": len(tdata.get("cores", [])),
+                "core_count": len(apply_target_overrides(cores, overrides, tname)),
                 "aliases": aliases,
             }
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_target_names.py b/tests/test_target_names.py
index e0804947..a0721946 100644
--- a/tests/test_target_names.py
+++ b/tests/test_target_names.py
@@ -54,5 +54,26 @@ class TheBuilderNamesByTheCanonicalTarget(unittest.TestCase):
             )
 
 
+
+class TheListingCountsWhatTheFilterUses(unittest.TestCase):
+    """--list-targets showed Batocera x86_64 with 198 cores; --target x86_64
+    filters on 187 once _overrides.yml removes machine variants and launchers."""
+
+    def test_every_listed_count_is_the_filtered_set(self):
+        from common import list_available_targets, load_target_config  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+        platforms = str(REPO_ROOT / "platforms")
+        checked = 0
+        for target_file in sorted((REPO_ROOT / "platforms" / "targets").glob("[!_]*.yml")):
+            platform = target_file.stem
+            for row in list_available_targets(platform, platforms):
+                with self.subTest(platform=platform, target=row["name"]):
+                    self.assertEqual(
+                        row["core_count"],
+                        len(load_target_config(platform, row["name"], platforms)),
+                    )
+                checked += 1
+        self.assertGreater(checked, 0)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()