diff --git a/src/fromager/commands/list_overrides.py b/src/fromager/commands/list_overrides.py
index 4d3a9ff2..b86a5058 100644
--- a/src/fromager/commands/list_overrides.py
+++ b/src/fromager/commands/list_overrides.py
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ def list_overrides(
                 variant_info[str(v)] = ""
                 continue
 
-            is_prebuilt = v_info.pre_built
-            if v_info.source is not None:
-                # A variant `source:` block replaces the legacy settings,
-                # so its resolver decides whether wheels are prebuilt
-                # (e.g. provider: pypi-prebuilt).
-                is_prebuilt = v_info.source.resolves_prebuilt_wheel
+            variant_source = v_info.source if v_info.source is not None else ps.source
+            is_prebuilt = (
+                variant_source.resolves_prebuilt_wheel
+                if variant_source is not None
+                else v_info.pre_built
+            )
 
             variant_info[str(v)] = "pre-built" if is_prebuilt else "yes"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_list_overrides.py b/tests/test_list_overrides.py
index 48bd3ffa..8f6c4dee 100644
--- a/tests/test_list_overrides.py
+++ b/tests/test_list_overrides.py
@@ -361,3 +361,39 @@ def test_list_overrides_details_source_variant(
     # min_release_age comes from the variant's source resolver
     assert test_source_pkg["min_release_age"] == "3"
     assert test_source_pkg["rocm"] == "pre-built"
+
+
+def test_list_overrides_variant_inherits_package_source(
+    testdata_path: pathlib.Path, cli_runner: CliRunner, tmp_path: pathlib.Path
+) -> None:
+    """An unconfigured variant uses the package's prebuilt source provider."""
+    settings_dir = tmp_path / "settings"
+    settings_dir.mkdir()
+    (settings_dir / "inherited_source.yaml").write_text(
+        "source:\n"
+        "  provider: pypi-prebuilt\n"
+        "variants:\n"
+        "  cpu:\n"
+        "    env:\n"
+        '      FOO: "1"\n'
+    )
+    settings_file = testdata_path / "context" / "overrides" / "settings.yaml"
+
+    result = cli_runner.invoke(
+        fromager,
+        [
+            "--settings-file",
+            str(settings_file),
+            "--settings-dir",
+            str(settings_dir),
+            "list-overrides",
+            "--details",
+            "--format",
+            "json",
+        ],
+    )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    data = json.loads(_extract_json_from_output(result.stdout))
+    package = next(row for row in data if row["package"] == "inherited-source")
+    assert package["cpu"] == "pre-built"