diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
index 736414197a..5585c61f03 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ifeq ($(subdir),setjmp)
-sysdep_routines := $(sysdep_routines) setjmp_aux
+sysdep_routines += setjmp_aux
 endif