diff --git a/builds/posix/prefix.linux_mips b/builds/posix/prefix.linux_mips
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b9ca0c76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/posix/prefix.linux_mips
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+COMMON_FLAGS=-ggdb -DFB_SEND_FLAGS=MSG_NOSIGNAL -DLINUX -pipe -MMD -fPIC -fmessage-length=0
+OPTIMIZE_FLAGS=-O3 -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-builtin
+WARN_FLAGS=-Wall -Wno-switch -Wno-parentheses -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-unused-variable
+
+PROD_FLAGS=-DNDEBUG $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(OPTIMIZE_FLAGS)
+DEV_FLAGS=-DUSE_VALGRIND -p $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+#DEV_FLAGS=-p $(COMMON_FLAGS) $(WARN_FLAGS)
+
+OS_ServerFiles=inet_server.cpp
+
+EMBED_UTIL_TARGETS=gstat gds_drop gsec nbackup fb_lock_print fbsvcmgr
+CLIENT_UTIL_TARGETS=gds_drop gstat gsec fbguard fbmgr_bin nbackup fb_lock_print fbsvcmgr
+
+Physical_IO_Module=os/posix/unix.cpp
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9ef0923129..c691bfd232 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -98,6 +98,18 @@ case "$target" in
     SHRLIB_EXT=so
     ;;
 
+  mips-*-linux*)
+    MAKEFILE_PREFIX=linux_mips
+    INSTALL_PREFIX=linux
+    PLATFORM=LINUX
+    AC_DEFINE(LINUX)
+    LOCK_MANAGER_FLG=Y
+    EDITLINE_FLG=Y
+    SHRLIB_EXT=so
+    PTHREAD_CFLAGS=-pthread
+    PTHREAD_LIBS=-lpthread
+    ;;
+
   mipsel-*-linux*)
     MAKEFILE_PREFIX=linux_mipsel
     INSTALL_PREFIX=linux