diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 04343625b929..bc2708c9ada4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -243,8 +243,21 @@ include arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms
 ifdef CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START
 load-y					= $(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START)
 endif
-entry-y				= 0x$(shell $(NM) vmlinux 2>/dev/null \
+
+entry-noisa-y				= 0x$(shell $(NM) vmlinux 2>/dev/null \
 					| grep "\bkernel_entry\b" | cut -f1 -d \ )
+ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS
+  #
+  # Set the ISA bit, since the kernel_entry symbol in the ELF will have it
+  # clear which would lead to images containing addresses which bootloaders may
+  # jump to as MIPS32 code.
+  #
+  entry-y = $(patsubst %0,%1,$(patsubst %2,%3,$(patsubst %4,%5, \
+              $(patsubst %6,%7,$(patsubst %8,%9,$(patsubst %a,%b, \
+              $(patsubst %c,%d,$(patsubst %e,%f,$(entry-noisa-y)))))))))
+else
+  entry-y = $(entry-noisa-y)
+endif
 
 cflags-y			+= -I$(srctree)/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/