diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae68f648..0334a6f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-linux-gnu-ld),)
   CROSS := mips64-linux-gnu-
 else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-elf-ld),)
   CROSS := mips64-elf-
+else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips-elf-ld),)
+  CROSS := mips-elf-
 else
   $(error Unable to detect a suitable MIPS toolchain installed)
 endif