diff --git a/elf.h b/elf.h
index c84c8aba81..eb9e3bece7 100644
--- a/elf.h
+++ b/elf.h
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ typedef int64_t  Elf64_Sxword;
  */
 #define EM_S390_OLD     0xA390
 
-#define EM_XILINX_MICROBLAZE    0xBAAB
+#define EM_MICROBLAZE      189
+#define EM_MICROBLAZE_OLD  0xBAAB
 
 /* This is the info that is needed to parse the dynamic section of the file */
 #define DT_NULL		0
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 6bc51da957..1f27918beb 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -629,11 +629,11 @@ static void elf_core_copy_regs(target_elf_gregset_t *regs, const CPUState *env)
 
 #define ELF_START_MMAP 0x80000000
 
-#define elf_check_arch(x) ( (x) == EM_XILINX_MICROBLAZE )
+#define elf_check_arch(x) ( (x) == EM_MICROBLAZE || (x) == EM_MICROBLAZE_OLD)
 
 #define ELF_CLASS   ELFCLASS32
 #define ELF_DATA	ELFDATA2MSB
-#define ELF_ARCH    EM_XILINX_MICROBLAZE
+#define ELF_ARCH    EM_MICROBLAZE
 
 static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs, struct image_info *infop)
 {
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu.h b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
index ec2ca183d7..33167977f2 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct CPUMBState;
 
 #define TARGET_HAS_ICE 1
 
-#define ELF_MACHINE	EM_XILINX_MICROBLAZE
+#define ELF_MACHINE	EM_MICROBLAZE
 
 #define EXCP_NMI        1
 #define EXCP_MMU        2