diff --git a/src/libstd/build.rs b/src/libstd/build.rs
index 535ce53a0fbd..2d540c6b59ac 100644
--- a/src/libstd/build.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/build.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn main() {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dl");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=log");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=gcc");
-        } else if !target.contains("musl") {
+        } else if !target.contains("musl") || target.contains("mips") {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dl");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=rt");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=pthread");