diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mipsel_unknown_none.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mipsel_unknown_none.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1651ff9c2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mipsel_unknown_none.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//! Bare MIPS32r2, little endian, softfloat, O32 calling convention
+//!
+//! Can be used for MIPS M4K core (e.g. on PIC32MX devices)
+
+use crate::spec::abi::Abi;
+use crate::spec::{LinkerFlavor, LldFlavor, RelocModel};
+use crate::spec::{PanicStrategy, Target, TargetOptions};
+
+pub fn target() -> Target {
+    Target {
+        llvm_target: "mipsel-unknown-none".to_string(),
+        target_endian: "little".to_string(),
+        pointer_width: 32,
+        target_c_int_width: "32".to_string(),
+        data_layout: "e-m:m-p:32:32-i8:8:32-i16:16:32-i64:64-n32-S64".to_string(),
+        arch: "mips".to_string(),
+        target_os: "none".to_string(),
+        target_env: String::new(),
+        target_vendor: String::new(),
+        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Lld(LldFlavor::Ld),
+
+        options: TargetOptions {
+            cpu: "mips32r2".to_string(),
+            features: "+mips32r2,+soft-float,+noabicalls".to_string(),
+            max_atomic_width: Some(32),
+            executables: true,
+            linker: Some("rust-lld".to_owned()),
+            panic_strategy: PanicStrategy::Abort,
+            relocation_model: RelocModel::Static,
+            unsupported_abis: vec![
+                Abi::Stdcall,
+                Abi::Fastcall,
+                Abi::Vectorcall,
+                Abi::Thiscall,
+                Abi::Win64,
+                Abi::SysV64,
+            ],
+            emit_debug_gdb_scripts: false,
+            ..Default::default()
+        },
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
index 1d3e61c4992..ba9e2f7fa06 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mod.rs
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ supported_targets! {
     ("powerpc64-wrs-vxworks", powerpc64_wrs_vxworks),
 
     ("mipsel-sony-psp", mipsel_sony_psp),
+    ("mipsel-unknown-none", mipsel_unknown_none),
     ("thumbv4t-none-eabi", thumbv4t_none_eabi),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
index ae55297b78c..85c6f91f085 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ target | std | host | notes
 `i686-wrs-vxworks` | ? |  |
 `mips-unknown-linux-uclibc` | ✓ |  | MIPS Linux with uClibc
 `mipsel-unknown-linux-uclibc` | ✓ |  | MIPS (LE) Linux with uClibc
+`mipsel-unknown-none` | * |  | Bare MIPS (LE) softfloat
 `mipsel-sony-psp` | * |  | MIPS (LE) Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)
 `mipsisa32r6-unknown-linux-gnu` | ? |  |
 `mipsisa32r6el-unknown-linux-gnu` | ? |  |