diff --git a/compat/mips64/n32/bsd.n32.mk b/compat/mips64/n32/bsd.n32.mk
index eb41e27eb16a..32f28bf61c49 100644
--- a/compat/mips64/n32/bsd.n32.mk
+++ b/compat/mips64/n32/bsd.n32.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.n32.mk,v 1.1 2021/04/25 15:18:23 christos Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.n32.mk,v 1.2 2021/04/25 18:44:04 christos Exp $
 
 .if !empty(MACHINE_ARCH:M*eb)
 LD+=		-m elf32btsmipn32
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH=	${MACHINE_ARCH:S/mipsn/mips/:S/64//}
 LIBGCC_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 GOMP_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 XORG_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
+BFD_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 
 COPTS+=		-mabi=n32
 CPUFLAGS+=	-mabi=n32
diff --git a/compat/mips64/o32/bsd.o32.mk b/compat/mips64/o32/bsd.o32.mk
index 261a1f107508..ab9dfc2157c0 100644
--- a/compat/mips64/o32/bsd.o32.mk
+++ b/compat/mips64/o32/bsd.o32.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.o32.mk,v 1.15 2021/04/25 15:18:23 christos Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.o32.mk,v 1.16 2021/04/25 18:44:04 christos Exp $
 
 .if !empty(MACHINE_ARCH:M*eb)
 LD+=		-m elf32btsmip
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH=	${MACHINE_ARCH:S/mipsn/mips/:S/64//}
 LIBGCC_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 GOMP_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 XORG_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
+BFD_MACHINE_ARCH=	${LIBC_MACHINE_ARCH}
 
 COPTS+=		-mabi=32 -march=mips3
 CPUFLAGS+=	-mabi=32 -march=mips3