diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 23c17755eca0..a1f8d8b96b03 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(SUBARCH),$(ARCH))
   ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
-    CROSS_COMPILE := $(call cc-cross-prefix, $(tool-archpref)-linux-  $(tool-archpref)-gnu-linux-  $(tool-archpref)-unknown-gnu-linux-)
+    CROSS_COMPILE := $(call cc-cross-prefix, $(tool-archpref)-linux-  $(tool-archpref)-linux-gnu-  $(tool-archpref)-unknown-linux-gnu-)
   endif
 endif