diff --git a/sys/mips/include/atomic.h b/sys/mips/include/atomic.h
index 1ee2363f8a6f..407de5adeae4 100644
--- a/sys/mips/include/atomic.h
+++ b/sys/mips/include/atomic.h
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@ ATOMIC_STORE_LOAD(32)
 ATOMIC_STORE_LOAD(64)
 #undef ATOMIC_STORE_LOAD
 
+#ifdef __mips_n32
+#define	atomic_load_64	atomic_load_acq_64
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Atomically compare the value stored at *p with cmpval and if the
  * two values are equal, update the value of *p with newval. Returns