diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3c4b54fe61..d4f0210f06 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1322,9 +1322,13 @@ EOF
         enable fast_64bit
         enable fast_unaligned
     ;;
-    mips|mipsel|mips64|IP*)
+    mips|mipsel|IP*)
         arch="mips"
     ;;
+    mips64)
+        arch="mips"
+        enable fast_64bit
+    ;;
     sun4u|sparc64)
         arch="sparc64"
         enable fast_64bit