diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
index ae29f14aebe1..874beed525ad 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
@@ -303,9 +303,22 @@ MACHINE_CPU = v9 ultrasparc ultrasparc3
 
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "mips"
 CFLAGS += -G0
-.if ${MACHINE_ARCH:Mmips*hf}
+. if ${MACHINE_ARCH:Mmips*el*} != ""
+ACFLAGS += -EL
+AFLAGS += -EL
+CFLAGS += -EL
+LDFLAGS += -EL
+. else
+ACFLAGS += -EB
+AFLAGS += -EB
+CFLAGS += -EB
+LDFLAGS += -EB
+. endif
+. if ${MACHINE_ARCH:Mmips*hf}
 CFLAGS += -mhard-float
-.endif
+. else
+CFLAGS += -msoft-float
+. endif
 .endif
 
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