diff --git a/libc/kernel/tools/defaults.py b/libc/kernel/tools/defaults.py
index aa68e7c..200c77c 100644
--- a/libc/kernel/tools/defaults.py
+++ b/libc/kernel/tools/defaults.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # the list of supported architectures
 #
-kernel_archs = [ 'arm', 'x86' ]
+kernel_archs = [ 'arm', 'x86', 'mips' ]
 
 # the list of include directories that belong to the kernel
 # tree. used when looking for sources...
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
         ]
     )
 
+kernel_known_mips_statics = set(
+        [
+        ]
+    )
+
 kernel_known_generic_statics = set(
         [ "__invalid_size_argument_for_IOC",  # asm-generic/ioctl.h
           "__cmsg_nxthdr",                    # linux/socket.h
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@
 kernel_known_statics = {
         "arm" : kernel_known_arm_statics,
         "x86" : kernel_known_x86_statics,
+        "mips" : kernel_known_mips_statics
     }
 
 # this is a list of macros which we want to specifically exclude from
diff --git a/libc/kernel/tools/find_headers.py b/libc/kernel/tools/find_headers.py
index 3d622a8..9b3572a 100755
--- a/libc/kernel/tools/find_headers.py
+++ b/libc/kernel/tools/find_headers.py
@@ -88,20 +88,20 @@
         archs.append(archdir)
 
 # if we're using the 'kernel_headers' directory, there is only asm/
-# and no other asm-<arch> directories (arm is assumed, which sucks)
+# and no other asm-<arch> directories
 #
 in_kernel_headers = False
 if len(archs) == 0:
     # this can happen when we're using the 'kernel_headers' directory
     if os.path.isdir(kernel_root+"/asm"):
         in_kernel_headers = True
-        archs = [ "arm" ]
+        archs = [ "arm", "mips"]
 
 # if the user has specified some architectures with -a <archs> ensure that
 # all those he wants are available from the kernel include tree
 if wanted_archs != None:
-    if in_kernel_headers and wanted_archs != [ "arm" ]:
-        sys.stderr.write( "error: when parsing kernel_headers, 'arm' architecture only is supported at the moment\n" )
+    if in_kernel_headers and wanted_archs != [ "arm", "mips" ]:
+        sys.stderr.write( "error: when parsing kernel_headers, only 'arm' and 'mips' architectures are supported at the moment\n" )
         sys.exit(1)
     missing = []
     for arch in wanted_archs: