diff --git a/Makefile.mips b/Makefile.mips
index 05ea9c679..ecc04585a 100644
--- a/Makefile.mips
+++ b/Makefile.mips
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MSA_FLAGS = -mmsa -mfp64 -mload-store-pairs
 ifdef BINARY64
 else
 endif
diff --git a/Makefile.mips64 b/Makefile.mips64
index 05ea9c679..ecc04585a 100644
--- a/Makefile.mips64
+++ b/Makefile.mips64
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+MSA_FLAGS = -mmsa -mfp64 -mload-store-pairs
 ifdef BINARY64
 else
 endif