diff --git a/sys/mips/include/asm.h b/sys/mips/include/asm.h
index 56ea37b0ec87..6b8e515a80eb 100644
--- a/sys/mips/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/mips/include/asm.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #include <machine/regdef.h>
 #endif
 #include <machine/endian.h>
+#include <machine/cdefs.h>
 
 #undef __FBSDID
 #if !defined(lint) && !defined(STRIP_FBSDID)
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
  * Macros to panic and printf from assembly language.
  */
 #define	PANIC(msg)			\
-	la	a0, 9f;			\
+	PTR_LA	a0, 9f;			\
 	jal	_C_LABEL(panic);	\
 	nop;				\
 	MSG(msg)
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
 #define	PANIC_KSEG0(msg, reg)	PANIC(msg)
 
 #define	PRINTF(msg)			\
-	la	a0, 9f;			\
+	PTR_LA	a0, 9f;			\
 	jal	_C_LABEL(printf);	\
 	nop;				\
 	MSG(msg)
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
  */
 #define DO_AST				             \
 44:				                     \
-	la	s0, _C_LABEL(disableintr)           ;\
+	PTR_LA	s0, _C_LABEL(disableintr)           ;\
 	jalr	s0                                  ;\
 	nop                                         ;\
 	move	a0, v0                              ;\
@@ -318,12 +319,12 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
 	lw	s2, TD_FLAGS(s1)                    ;\
 	li	s0, TDF_ASTPENDING | TDF_NEEDRESCHED;\
 	and	s2, s0                              ;\
-	la	s0, _C_LABEL(restoreintr)           ;\
+	PTR_LA	s0, _C_LABEL(restoreintr)           ;\
 	jalr	s0                                  ;\
 	nop                                         ;\
 	beq	s2, zero, 4f                        ;\
 	nop                                         ;\
-	la	s0, _C_LABEL(ast)                   ;\
+	PTR_LA	s0, _C_LABEL(ast)                   ;\
 	jalr	s0                                  ;\
 	addu	a0, s3, U_PCB_REGS                  ;\
 	j 44b			                    ;\
@@ -362,12 +363,14 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
  */
 
 #if !defined(_MIPS_BSD_API) || _MIPS_BSD_API == _MIPS_BSD_API_LP32
+/* #if !defined(__mips_n64) */
 #define	REG_L		lw
 #define	REG_S		sw
 #define	REG_LI		li
 #define	REG_PROLOGUE	.set push
 #define	REG_EPILOGUE	.set pop
 #define	SZREG		4
+#define	PTR_LA		la
 #else
 #define	REG_L		ld
 #define	REG_S		sd
@@ -375,6 +378,7 @@ _C_LABEL(x):
 #define	REG_PROLOGUE	.set push ; .set mips3
 #define	REG_EPILOGUE	.set pop
 #define	SZREG		8
+#define	PTR_LA		dla
 #endif	/* _MIPS_BSD_API */
 
 #define	mfc0_macro(data, spr)						\