diff --git a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
index 68b11e4d48..2431fc5353 100644
--- a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
+++ b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
@@ -84,13 +84,14 @@ typedef enum {
 #if _MIPS_SIM == _ABIO32
 # define TCG_TARGET_CALL_STACK_OFFSET 16
 # define TCG_TARGET_CALL_ARG_I64      TCG_CALL_ARG_EVEN
+# define TCG_TARGET_CALL_RET_I128     TCG_CALL_RET_BY_REF
 #else
 # define TCG_TARGET_CALL_STACK_OFFSET 0
 # define TCG_TARGET_CALL_ARG_I64      TCG_CALL_ARG_NORMAL
+# define TCG_TARGET_CALL_RET_I128     TCG_CALL_RET_NORMAL
 #endif
 #define TCG_TARGET_CALL_ARG_I32       TCG_CALL_ARG_NORMAL
 #define TCG_TARGET_CALL_ARG_I128      TCG_CALL_ARG_EVEN
-#define TCG_TARGET_CALL_RET_I128      TCG_CALL_RET_NORMAL
 
 /* MOVN/MOVZ instructions detection */
 #if (defined(__mips_isa_rev) && (__mips_isa_rev >= 1)) || \