diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 590853e27d..c35bfbb9b5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     libdc1394_1
     libdc1394_2
     llrint
+    loongson
     lrint
     lrintf
     lzo1x_999_compress
@@ -1916,6 +1917,8 @@ fi
 
 # check for assembler specific support
 
+enabled mips && check_asm loongson '"dmult.g $1, $2, $3"'
+
 enabled ppc && check_asm dcbzl '"dcbzl 0, 1"'
 enabled ppc && check_asm ppc4xx '"maclhw r10, r11, r12"'
 enabled ppc && check_asm xform_asm '"lwzx 0, %y0" :: "Z"(*(int*)0)'