diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
index b349e8b7cbc..6ef6c692cb6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*|x86_64*) _arch="x86";;
 	arm*) _arch="arm";;
 	aarch64*) _arch="arm64";;
+	mips*) _arch="mips";;
 	*) msg_error "$pkgname: unknown architecture.\n";;
 esac