diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index ef42e02d82..02832adfbc 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -2706,6 +2706,11 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct image_info *info)
     char *elf_interpreter = NULL;
     char *scratch;
 
+    memset(&interp_info, 0, sizeof(interp_info));
+#ifdef TARGET_MIPS
+    interp_info.fp_abi = MIPS_ABI_FP_UNKNOWN;
+#endif
+
     info->start_mmap = (abi_ulong)ELF_START_MMAP;
 
     load_elf_image(bprm->filename, bprm->fd, info,