diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7152afc178..a02fe4a57c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3937,6 +3937,7 @@ elif enabled mips; then
             enable fast_cmov
             enable fast_unaligned
             disable aligned_stack
+            cpuflags="-march=loongson3a -mhard-float"
         ;;
         generic)
             disable mips32r5