diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index 16e8fcbd6..3b55fb104 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -1664,8 +1664,10 @@ export HAVE_VFP
 export HAVE_VFPV3
 export HAVE_VFPV4
 export HAVE_NEON
-export HAVE_MSA
-export MSA_FLAGS
+ifndef NO_MSA
+  export HAVE_MSA
+  export MSA_FLAGS
+endif
 export KERNELDIR
 export FUNCTION_PROFILE
 export TARGET_CORE
diff --git a/cpuid_mips.c b/cpuid_mips.c
index e6e837f73..1946455d8 100644
--- a/cpuid_mips.c
+++ b/cpuid_mips.c
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void get_cpuconfig(void){
   }else{
     printf("#define UNKNOWN\n");
   }
+  if (!get_feature(msa)) printf("#define NO_MSA\n");
 }
 
 void get_libname(void){
@@ -178,3 +179,38 @@ void get_libname(void){
     printf("mips\n");
   }
 }
+
+int get_feature(char *search)
+{
+
+#ifdef __linux
+        FILE *infile;
+        char buffer[2048], *p,*t;
+        p = (char *) NULL ;
+
+        infile = fopen("/proc/cpuinfo", "r");
+
+        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), infile))
+        {
+
+                if (!strncmp("Features", buffer, 8))
+                {
+                        p = strchr(buffer, ':') + 2;
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+
+        fclose(infile);
+
+        if( p == NULL ) return 0;
+
+        t = strtok(p," ");
+        while( t = strtok(NULL," "))
+        {
+                if (!strcmp(t, search))   { return(1); }
+        }
+
+#endif
+        return(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/cpuid_mips64.c b/cpuid_mips64.c
index 674b65908..8d6a1d93d 100644
--- a/cpuid_mips64.c
+++ b/cpuid_mips64.c
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void get_cpuconfig(void){
     printf("#define DTB_SIZE 4096\n");
     printf("#define L2_ASSOCIATIVE 8\n");
   }
+  if (!get_feature(msa)) printf("#define NO_MSA\n");
 }
 
 void get_libname(void){
@@ -218,3 +219,38 @@ void get_libname(void){
     printf("mips64\n");
   }
 }
+
+int get_feature(char *search)
+{
+
+#ifdef __linux
+        FILE *infile;
+        char buffer[2048], *p,*t;
+        p = (char *) NULL ;
+
+        infile = fopen("/proc/cpuinfo", "r");
+
+        while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), infile))
+        {
+
+                if (!strncmp("Features", buffer, 8))
+                {
+                        p = strchr(buffer, ':') + 2;
+                        break;
+                }
+        }
+
+        fclose(infile);
+
+        if( p == NULL ) return 0;
+
+        t = strtok(p," ");
+        while( t = strtok(NULL," "))
+        {
+                if (!strcmp(t, search))   { return(1); }
+        }
+
+#endif
+        return(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/getarch.c b/getarch.c
index 60bfe05ce..8187a28fe 100644
--- a/getarch.c
+++ b/getarch.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define ARCHCONFIG   "-DP5600 " \
        "-DL1_DATA_SIZE=65536 -DL1_DATA_LINESIZE=32 " \
        "-DL2_SIZE=1048576 -DL2_LINESIZE=32 " \
-       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 "
+       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 -DNO_MSA"
 #define LIBNAME   "p5600"
 #define CORENAME  "P5600"
 #else
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define ARCHCONFIG   "-DMIPS1004K " \
        "-DL1_DATA_SIZE=32768 -DL1_DATA_LINESIZE=32 " \
        "-DL2_SIZE=262144 -DL2_LINESIZE=32 " \
-       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 "
+       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 -DNO_MSA"
 #define LIBNAME   "mips1004K"
 #define CORENAME  "MIPS1004K"
 #else
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define ARCHCONFIG   "-DMIPS24K " \
        "-DL1_DATA_SIZE=32768 -DL1_DATA_LINESIZE=32 " \
        "-DL2_SIZE=32768 -DL2_LINESIZE=32 " \
-       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 "
+       "-DDTB_DEFAULT_ENTRIES=64 -DDTB_SIZE=4096 -DL2_ASSOCIATIVE=8 -DNO_MSA"
 #define LIBNAME   "mips24K"
 #define CORENAME  "MIPS24K"
 #else
diff --git a/param.h b/param.h
index 23f406d74..22f7b83ad 100644
--- a/param.h
+++ b/param.h
@@ -2884,7 +2884,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_OFFSET_B  0
 #define GEMM_DEFAULT_ALIGN (BLASLONG) 0x03fffUL
 
-#ifdef HAVE_MSA
+#if defined(HAVE_MSA) && !defined(NO_MSA)
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_M  8
 #define SGEMM_DEFAULT_UNROLL_N  8