diff --git a/bfd/config.bfd b/bfd/config.bfd
index aa09499ac9..a13d99b629 100644
--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -760,10 +760,12 @@ case "${targ}" in
   mips*el-*-linux*)
     targ_defvec=bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec
     targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec ecoff_little_vec ecoff_big_vec bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec"
+    want64=true
     ;;
   mips*-*-linux*)
     targ_defvec=bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec
     targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec ecoff_big_vec ecoff_little_vec bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec"
+    want64=true
     ;;
 #ifdef BFD64
   mmix-*-*)