diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 02a1787c888c..04343625b929 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips32,-mips32 -U_MIPS
 			-Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips32r2,-mips32r2 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS32) \
 			-Wa,-mips32r2 -Wa,--trap
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R6)	+= -march=mips32r6 -Wa,--trap
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R6)	+= -march=mips32r6 -Wa,--trap -modd-spreg
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R1)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips64,-mips64 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS64) \
 			-Wa,-mips64 -Wa,--trap
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R2)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips64r2,-mips64r2 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS64) \