diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
index 54b3520c84..849785a550 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ifeq ($(subdir),misc)
-headers += regdef.h fpregdef.h sys/regdef.h sys/fpregdef.h sys/asm.h sgidefs.h
+sysdep_headers += regdef.h fpregdef.h sys/regdef.h sys/fpregdef.h \
+		  sys/asm.h sgidefs.h
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),setjmp)
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
index 65365e129a..1f9fc2dd03 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(subdir),misc)
 sysdep_routines += cachectl cacheflush sysmips _test_and_set
 
-headers += sys/cachectl.h sys/sysmips.h sys/tas.h
+sysdep_headers += sys/cachectl.h sys/sysmips.h sys/tas.h
 endif