diff --git a/sys/boot/common/Makefile.inc b/sys/boot/common/Makefile.inc
index bce0eb590238..480279d7c21e 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/Makefile.inc
+++ b/sys/boot/common/Makefile.inc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SRCS+=	load_elf64.c reloc_elf64.c
 SRCS+=	load_elf64.c reloc_elf64.c
 .elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mips64" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mips64el"
 SRCS+= load_elf64.c reloc_elf64.c
-.elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mips" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mipsel"
+.elif ${MACHINE} == "mips"
 SRCS+=	load_elf32.c reloc_elf32.c
 .endif