diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index e4b0b0bec039..cd2ca544454b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	RODATA
 
 	/* writeable */
+	_sdata = .;				/* Start of data section */
 	.data : {	/* Data */
 		. = . + DATAOFFSET;		/* for CONFIG_MAPPED_KERNEL */
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index c768bcdda1b7..f0aa00ba3fac 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ config SLUB_STATS
 config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 	bool "Kernel memory leak detector"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL && !MEMORY_HOTPLUG && \
-		(X86 || ARM || PPC || S390 || SPARC64 || SUPERH || MICROBLAZE || TILE)
+		(X86 || ARM || PPC || MIPS || S390 || SPARC64 || SUPERH || MICROBLAZE || TILE)
 
 	select DEBUG_FS if SYSFS
 	select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT