diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index dabe4ad89141..40617c1d8976 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct old_linux_dirent;
 	asm ("\t.globl " #alias "\n\t.set " #alias ", " #name "\n"	\
 	     "\t.globl ." #alias "\n\t.set ." #alias ", ." #name)
 #else
-#ifdef CONFIG_ALPHA
+#if defined(CONFIG_ALPHA) || defined(CONFIG_MIPS)
 #define SYSCALL_ALIAS(alias, name)					\
 	asm ( #alias " = " #name "\n\t.globl " #alias)
 #else