diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 2563a08..4547719 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@
 endif
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CAVIUM_CN63XXP1) += -Wa,-mfix-cn63xxp1
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS)	+= -march=mips32 -Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap
+#
+# binutils from v2.25 on and gcc starting from v4.9.0 treat -march=loongson3a
+# as MIPS64 R1; older versions as just R1.  This leaves the possibility open
+# that GCC might generate R2 code for -march=loongson3a which then is rejected
+# by GAS.  The cc-option can't probe for this behaviour so -march=loongson3a
+# can't easily be used safely within the kbuild framework.
+#
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON3)  +=					\
+	$(call cc-option,-march=mips64r2,-mips64r2 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS64) \
+	-Wa,-mips64r2 -Wa,--trap
 
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4000_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4000,)
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4400_WORKAROUNDS)	+= $(call cc-option,-mfix-r4400,)