diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3ad59dde4852..ec410009e8f0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select RTC_LIB if !MACH_LOONGSON
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
 
 mainmenu "Linux/MIPS Kernel Configuration"
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
index c63c56bfd184..47d87da379f9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -782,6 +782,10 @@ static __inline__ int atomic64_add_unless(atomic64_t *v, long a, long u)
  */
 #define atomic64_add_negative(i, v) (atomic64_add_return(i, (v)) < 0)
 
+#else /* !CONFIG_64BIT */
+
+#include <asm-generic/atomic64.h>
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_64BIT */
 
 /*