diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c4a4d821..a5069b2e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ DEP_FILES := $(O_FILES:.o=.d) $(LIBZ_O_FILES:.o=.d) $(GODDARD_O_FILES:.o=.d) $(B
 # detect prefix for MIPS toolchain
 ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-elf-ld),)
   CROSS := mips64-elf-
+else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-ld),)
+  CROSS := mips64-
 else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips-n64-ld),)
   CROSS := mips-n64-
 else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips-linux-gnu-ld),)