diff --git a/Makefile.mips b/Makefile.mips
deleted file mode 100644
index 8271dc48a120..000000000000
--- a/Makefile.mips
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "mipsel" && ${MACHINE_ARCH} != "mipseb"
-MK_RESCUE=no
-.endif
diff --git a/usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide/Makefile b/usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide/Makefile
index 3e173e48608f..2a6c50068d7f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ SRCS+=	exec_aout.c
 .endif
 
 .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == ia64 || ${TARGET_ARCH} == powerpc64 || \
-    ${TARGET_ARCH} == sparc64 || ${TARGET_ARCH} == amd64
+    ${TARGET_ARCH} == sparc64 || ${TARGET_ARCH} == amd64 || \
+    ${TARGET_ARCH:Mmips64*}
 CFLAGS+=-DNLIST_ELF64
 SRCS+=	exec_elf64.c
 exec_elf64.o: exec_elf32.c