diff --git a/lib/systems/parse.nix b/lib/systems/parse.nix
index 3ceddbb599b9c..1d6ef81ed3e24 100644
--- a/lib/systems/parse.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/parse.nix
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ rec {
             if lib.versionAtLeast (parsed.cpu.version or "0") "6"
             then abis.gnueabihf
             else abis.gnueabi
+          else if args.cpu=="mips64el" then abis.gnuabi64  # gnuabin32 is also possible on mips64
           else abis.gnu
         else                     abis.unknown;
     };
diff --git a/lib/systems/platforms.nix b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
index 04d55416242e1..2c7161021c28f 100644
--- a/lib/systems/platforms.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ rec {
 
     else if platform.parsed.cpu == lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.mipsel then fuloong2f_n32
 
+    else if platform.parsed.cpu == lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.mips64el then (import ./examples.nix { lib = lib; }).mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
+
     else if platform.parsed.cpu == lib.systems.parse.cpuTypes.powerpc64le then powernv
 
     else pc;