diff --git a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
index dbc715a..736ad7f 100644
--- a/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
+++ b/target/board/generic_mips/BoardConfig.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 endif
 TARGET_CPU_ABI  := mips
 
+# Make TARGET_CPU_VARIANT the same as TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT
+TARGET_CPU_VARIANT := $(TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT)
+
 HAVE_HTC_AUDIO_DRIVER := true
 BOARD_USES_GENERIC_AUDIO := true