diff --git a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gdb/configure.host b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gdb/configure.host
index 9acb5f02a2e3..bc63935e292e 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/toolchain/gdb/configure.host
+++ b/gnu/dist/toolchain/gdb/configure.host
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ hppa*)			gdb_host_cpu=pa ;;
 i[3456]86*)		gdb_host_cpu=i386 ;;
 m68*)			gdb_host_cpu=m68k ;;
 m88*)			gdb_host_cpu=m88k ;;
-mipseb*)		gdb_host_cpu=mips ;;
-mipsel*)		gdb_host_cpu=mips ;;
+mips*)			gdb_host_cpu=mips ;;
 # OBSOLETE pyramid)		gdb_host_cpu=pyr ;;
 powerpc*)		gdb_host_cpu=powerpc ;;
 sparc64)		gdb_host_cpu=sparc ;;