diff --git a/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk b/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
index fee9cb3dd2..8b0fef144e 100644
--- a/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
+++ b/core/combo/arch/mips/mips32r2-fp-xburst.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ arch_variant_cflags := \
     -mtune=mips32r2 \
     -mips32r2 \
     -mhard-float \
-    -mno-fused-madd
+    -mno-fused-madd \
+    -Wa,-mmxu
 
 arch_variant_ldflags := \
     -EL