diff --git a/linuxthreads/ChangeLog b/linuxthreads/ChangeLog
index 43d0c6c010..feb7f31b24 100644
--- a/linuxthreads/ChangeLog
+++ b/linuxthreads/ChangeLog
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	* sysdeps/mips/pspinlock.c (__pthread_spin_lock): Don't set mips2.
 	* sysdeps/mips/pt-machine.h (testandset): Likewise.
 	(__compare_and_swap): Likewise.
-	Patches by "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>.
+	Patches by Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>.
 
 2000-11-20  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pspinlock.c b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pspinlock.c
index caa82e38eb..7df3040bda 100644
--- a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pspinlock.c
+++ b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pspinlock.c
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ __pthread_spin_lock (pthread_spinlock_t *lock)
   unsigned int tmp;
 
   asm volatile
-    (".set	mips2\n\t"
-     "\t\t\t# spin_lock\n\t"
+    ("\t\t\t# spin_lock\n\t"
      "1:\n\t"
      "ll	%1,%2\n\t"
      ".set	push\n\t"
diff --git a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pt-machine.h b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pt-machine.h
index 7b4ef61857..16e264017d 100644
--- a/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pt-machine.h
+++ b/linuxthreads/sysdeps/mips/pt-machine.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ testandset (int *spinlock)
   long int ret, temp;
 
   __asm__ __volatile__
-    (".set	mips2\n\t"
-     "/* Inline spinlock test & set */\n\t"
+    ("/* Inline spinlock test & set */\n\t"
      "1:\n\t"
      "ll	%0,%3\n\t"
      ".set	push\n\t"
@@ -88,8 +87,7 @@ __compare_and_swap (long int *p, long int oldval, long int newval)
   long int ret;
 
   __asm__ __volatile__
-    (".set	mips2\n\t"
-     "/* Inline compare & swap */\n\t"
+    ("/* Inline compare & swap */\n\t"
      "1:\n\t"
      "ll	%0,%4\n\t"
      ".set	push\n"