diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA
index 1ecd171e63b2..2c96f5024e14 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MALTA -- Kernel config for MALTA boards
+# MALTA -- Kernel config for MALTA endian-big boards
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
  
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ ident		MALTA
 
 include		"std.MALTA"
  
-machine		mips mipsel	# Malta supports both, so it isn't in std.malta
+machine		mips mips
  
 makeoptions	KERNLOADADDR=0x80100000
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64 b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
index 904547d459b9..c1f7d7ed1d4c 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# MALTA64 -- 64-bit kernel config for MALTA boards
+# MALTA64 -- 64-bit kernel config for MALTA endian-big boards
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
  
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ident		MALTA64
 
 include		"std.MALTA"
  
-machine		mips mips64el	# Malta supports both, so it isn't in std.malta
+machine		mips mips64
  
 makeoptions	ARCH_FLAGS="-march=mips64 -mabi=64"
  
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64EL b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64EL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..02a22cfdbc25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64EL
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# MALTA64 -- 64-bit kernel config for MALTA endian-little boards
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+ 
+ident		MALTA64
+
+include		"std.MALTA"
+ 
+machine		mips mips64el
+ 
+makeoptions	ARCH_FLAGS="-march=mips64 -mabi=64"
+ 
+makeoptions 	KERNLOADADDR=0xffffffff80100000
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/MALTAEL b/sys/mips/conf/MALTAEL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4d752cf0858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/MALTAEL
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# MALTA -- Kernel config for MALTA endian-little boards
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+ 
+ident		MALTA
+
+include		"std.MALTA"
+ 
+machine		mips mipsel
+ 
+makeoptions	KERNLOADADDR=0x80100000