diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.misc-tests/linkage.exp b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.misc-tests/linkage.exp
index afed2b811c98e515e44598e643d9ec6ed9bedc9f..2cb109e776ea6cc2411802ecf0594d5683c5879d 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.misc-tests/linkage.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.misc-tests/linkage.exp
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@ if { [isnative] && ![is_remote host] } then {
 
 	# Need to ensure ABI for native compiler matches gcc
 	set native_cflags ""
+	if  [istarget "mips*-linux*"] {
+	    set file_string [exec file "linkage-x.o"]
+	    if [ string match "*64*" $file_string ] {
+		set native_cflags "-mabi=64"
+	    }
+	    if [ string match "*ELF 32*" $file_string ] {
+		set native_cflags "-mabi=32"
+	    }
+	    if [ string match "*N32*" $file_string ] {
+		set native_cflags "-mabi=n32"
+	    }
+	}
 	if  [istarget "sparc*-sun-solaris2*"] {
 	    set file_string [exec file "linkage-x.o"]
 	    if [ string match "*64*" $file_string ] {