diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 2f2eac233322..0b9c01add0a0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2E) += \
 	$(call cc-option,-march=loongson2e,-march=r4600)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2F) += \
 	$(call cc-option,-march=loongson2f,-march=r4600)
+# enable the workarounds for loongson2f
+ifdef CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2F_WORKAROUNDS
+  ifeq ($(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mfix-loongson2f-nop,),)
+    $(error only binutils >= 2.20.2 have needed option -mfix-loongson2f-nop)
+  else
+    cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_NOP_WORKAROUNDS) += -Wa$(comma)-mfix-loongson2f-nop
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mfix-loongson2f-jump,),)
+    $(error only binutils >= 2.20.2 have needed option -mfix-loongson2f-jump)
+  else
+    cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_JUMP_WORKAROUNDS) += -Wa$(comma)-mfix-loongson2f-jump
+  endif
+endif
 
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips32,-mips32 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS32) \
 			-Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap