diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index 2c38444d050..94f82adfacd 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
         linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Gcc,
 
         options: TargetOptions {
-            cpu: "mips32".to_string(),
-            features: "+mips32".to_string(),
+            cpu: "mips32r2".to_string(),
+            features: "+mips32r2".to_string(),
             max_atomic_width: Some(32),
 
             // see #36994
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_musl.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_musl.rs
index b09d96eb9cb..6bef2fe2ea7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_musl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_musl.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
 pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
     let mut base = super::linux_musl_base::opts();
-    base.cpu = "mips32".to_string();
-    base.features = "+mips32,+soft-float".to_string();
+    base.cpu = "mips32r2".to_string();
+    base.features = "+mips32r2,+soft-float".to_string();
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(32);
     // see #36994
     base.exe_allocation_crate = None;
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_uclibc.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_uclibc.rs
index 5d2ba548769..a5dbdd11183 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_uclibc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/mipsel_unknown_linux_uclibc.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
         linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Gcc,
 
         options: TargetOptions {
-            cpu: "mips32".to_string(),
-            features: "+mips32,+soft-float".to_string(),
+            cpu: "mips32r2".to_string(),
+            features: "+mips32r2,+soft-float".to_string(),
             max_atomic_width: Some(32),
 
             // see #36994