diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index b54ac9a75d5f..0ca63e7ce0a7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ config MIPS_PB1200
 	select SOC_AU1200
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT
 	select MIPS_DISABLE_OBSOLETE_IDE
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 
 config MIPS_DB1000