diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index ede301f9c88b..4183e62f178c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if 64BIT
 	select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
+	select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 
 menu "Machine selection"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
index 8ae908c66e59..b306e2081cad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #define __ARCH_OMIT_COMPAT_SYS_GETDENTS64
-#define __ARCH_WANT_KERNEL_EXECVE
 #define __ARCH_WANT_OLD_READDIR
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
 #define __ARCH_WANT_SYS_EXECVE
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
index 5dcb5fbbbd53..3320cb4ac1d4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ FEXPORT(ret_from_kernel_thread)
 	jal	schedule_tail		# a0 = struct task_struct *prev
 	move	a0, s1
 	jal	s0
-	li	a0, 0
-	j	sys_exit
+	j	syscall_exit
 
 FEXPORT(ret_from_fork)
 	jal	schedule_tail		# a0 = struct task_struct *prev
@@ -192,15 +191,6 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 	jal	syscall_trace_leave
 	b	resume_userspace
 
-LEAF(ret_from_kernel_execve)
-	move	sp, a0
-	ori	$28,  sp, _THREAD_SIZE - 1
-	xori	$28, $28, _THREAD_SIZE - 1
-	li	v0, 0
-	li	a3, 0
-	j	syscall_exit_partial
-	END(ret_from_kernel_execve)
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPSR2) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS_MT)
 
 /*