diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c56a291409..497ab89622 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ endif
 
 # Set prefix to mips binutils binaries (mips-linux-gnu-ld => 'mips-linux-gnu-') - Change at your own risk!
 # In nearly all cases, not having 'mips-linux-gnu-*' binaries on the PATH is indicative of missing dependencies
-MIPS_BINUTILS_PREFIX ?= mips64-
+MIPS_BINUTILS_PREFIX ?= mips-linux-gnu-
 
 ifeq ($(NON_MATCHING),1)
   CFLAGS += -DNON_MATCHING