diff --git a/sys/arch/mips/include/mips_param.h b/sys/arch/mips/include/mips_param.h
index 6a5a04a12923..ca7283dc110f 100644
--- a/sys/arch/mips/include/mips_param.h
+++ b/sys/arch/mips/include/mips_param.h
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: mips_param.h,v 1.11 1999/01/14 18:45:45 castor Exp $	*/
-
-/*
- * Architecture name.
- */
-#define	_MACHINE_ARCH	mips
-#define	MACHINE_ARCH	"mips"
+/*	$NetBSD: mips_param.h,v 1.12 1999/02/09 17:15:52 tv Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * NOTE: SSIZE, SINCR and UPAGES must be multiples of CLSIZE.
diff --git a/sys/arch/newsmips/include/param.h b/sys/arch/newsmips/include/param.h
index 69480af6b8fd..9a4abb68a0c9 100644
--- a/sys/arch/newsmips/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/arch/newsmips/include/param.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	from $NetBSD: param.h,v 1.4 1998/08/26 12:07:21 tsubai Exp $	*/
+/*	from $NetBSD: param.h,v 1.5 1999/02/09 17:15:51 tv Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988 University of Utah.
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
  * Machine dependent constants for mips-based NEWS.
  */
 
+#define	_MACHINE_ARCH	mipseb
+#define	MACHINE_ARCH	"mipseb"
 #define	_MACHINE	newsmips
 #define	MACHINE		"newsmips"
 #define	MID_MACHINE	MID_MIPS
diff --git a/sys/arch/pmax/include/param.h b/sys/arch/pmax/include/param.h
index 4908cc5ea0ac..0fc00ddd487d 100644
--- a/sys/arch/pmax/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/arch/pmax/include/param.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: param.h,v 1.26 1998/08/25 01:55:40 nisimura Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: param.h,v 1.27 1999/02/09 17:15:52 tv Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988 University of Utah.
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
  * Machine dependent constants for mips-based DECstations.
  */
 
+#define	_MACHINE_ARCH	mipsel
+#define	MACHINE_ARCH	"mipsel"
 #define	_MACHINE	pmax
 #define	MACHINE		"pmax"
 #define	MID_MACHINE	MID_PMAX