diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 056aae597123..d51b2b49c78f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ MODFLAGS			+= -mlong-calls
 # carefully avoid to add it redundantly because gcc 3.3/3.4 complains
 # when fed the toolchain default!
 #
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN)		+= $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips*el-linux*' && echo -EB)
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)	+= $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips*el-linux*' || echo -EL)
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN)		+= $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips.*el-linux.*' && echo -EB)
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)	+= $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips.*el-linux.*' || echo -EL)
 
 cflags-$(CONFIG_SB1XXX_CORELIS)	+= -mno-sched-prolog -fno-omit-frame-pointer