diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/compilation_files.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/compilation_files.rs
index 80a41cdaeff..af4be12dd40 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/compilation_files.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/compilation_files.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ struct MetaInfo {
     ///
     /// If this is `true`, the `meta_hash` is used for the filename.
     use_extra_filename: bool,
+
+    /// This flag is set by collision detection and forces the use of a more unique hash
+    /// instead of the stable one.
+    output_conflicts_without_meta_hash: bool,
 }
 
 /// Collection of information about the files emitted by the compiler, and the
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg: 'a> CompilationFiles<'a, 'cfg> {
     fn pkg_dir(&self, unit: &Unit) -> String {
         let name = unit.pkg.package_id().name();
         let meta = &self.metas[unit];
-        if meta.use_extra_filename {
+        if meta.use_extra_filename || meta.output_conflicts_without_meta_hash {
             format!("{}-{}", name, meta.meta_hash)
         } else {
             format!("{}-{}", name, self.target_short_hash(unit))
@@ -370,6 +374,12 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg: 'a> CompilationFiles<'a, 'cfg> {
             .map(Arc::clone)
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn set_non_colliding_outputs(&mut self, unit: &Unit, outputs: Arc<Vec<OutputFile>>) {
+        let cell = LazyCell::new();
+        cell.fill(outputs).unwrap();
+        self.outputs.insert(unit.clone(), cell);
+    }
+
     /// Returns the path where the output for the given unit and FileType
     /// should be uplifted to.
     ///
@@ -421,7 +431,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg: 'a> CompilationFiles<'a, 'cfg> {
         Some(uplift_path)
     }
 
-    fn calc_outputs(
+    pub(super) fn calc_outputs(
         &self,
         unit: &Unit,
         bcx: &BuildContext<'a, 'cfg>,
@@ -625,6 +635,7 @@ fn compute_metadata(
     MetaInfo {
         meta_hash: Metadata(hasher.finish()),
         use_extra_filename: should_use_metadata(bcx, unit),
+        output_conflicts_without_meta_hash: false,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
index 7efe77ef91f..f7e0523518b 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/context/mod.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
         self.prepare_units()?;
         self.prepare()?;
         custom_build::build_map(&mut self)?;
-        self.check_collisions()?;
+        self.check_collisions_and_avoid_some()?;
         self.compute_metadata_for_doc_units();
 
         // We need to make sure that if there were any previous docs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn check_collisions(&self) -> CargoResult<()> {
+    fn check_collisions_and_avoid_some(&mut self) -> CargoResult<()> {
         let mut output_collisions = HashMap::new();
         let describe_collision = |unit: &Unit, other_unit: &Unit, path: &PathBuf| -> String {
             format!(
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
                     doc_collision_error(unit, prev)?;
                 }
             }
+            let mut alt_outputs = None;
+            let mut collisions_prevented = 0;
             for output in self.outputs(unit)?.iter() {
                 if let Some(other_unit) = output_collisions.insert(output.path.clone(), unit) {
                     if unit.mode.is_doc() {
@@ -535,10 +537,27 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
                         // and https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/61378
                         report_collision(unit, other_unit, &output.path, rustdoc_suggestion)?;
                     } else {
-                        report_collision(unit, other_unit, &output.path, suggestion)?;
+                        let files = self.files.as_mut().unwrap();
+                        if !files.use_extra_filename(unit)
+                            && !alt_outputs
+                                .get_or_insert_with(|| {
+                                    files
+                                        .calc_outputs(unit, &self.bcx)
+                                        .expect("infallible by now")
+                                })
+                                .iter()
+                                .any(|out| out.path == output.path)
+                        {
+                            collisions_prevented += 1;
+                            continue;
+                        } else {
+                            report_collision(unit, other_unit, &output.path, suggestion)?;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 if let Some(hardlink) = output.hardlink.as_ref() {
+                    // We don't check for collision prevention on unix as typically these only happen on MSVC platforms
+                    // which doesn't use hardlinks. If this changes, one would do another collision here.
                     if let Some(other_unit) = output_collisions.insert(hardlink.clone(), unit) {
                         report_collision(unit, other_unit, hardlink, suggestion)?;
                     }
@@ -556,6 +575,15 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> Context<'a, 'cfg> {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            if collisions_prevented != 0 {
+                if let Some(alt_outputs) = alt_outputs {
+                    self.files
+                        .as_mut()
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .set_non_colliding_outputs(unit, alt_outputs);
+                }
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
index 1ae7fadd05c..0b396f3b95e 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dep.rs
@@ -1384,10 +1384,6 @@ fn profile_override_basic() {
         .run();
 }
 
-// TODO: replace profile_override_basic() with this test if it fixes msvc issues.
-//       Answer: it doesn't as it's a race of the same dep being built twice, in parallel.
-//       This needs a fix on scheduler level or maybe fixes itself once we uplift binaries.
-//       But probably not as the scheduling problem and similar file paths still remains an issue.
 #[cargo_test]
 fn profile_override_basic_multidep() {
     let p = project()
@@ -1403,8 +1399,7 @@ fn profile_override_basic_multidep() {
                 bar = { path = "bar", artifact = "bin" }
                 
                 [dependencies]
-                # renamed just to avoid collisions on MSVC
-                bardep = { package = "bar", path = "bar", artifact = "bin" }
+                bar = { path = "bar", artifact = "bin" }
                 
                 [profile.dev.build-override]
                 opt-level = 1