diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
index f8f44b1a6cbb..5aa29ced6970 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ extern unsigned int elf_hwcap;
 #define ELF_PLATFORM  __elf_platform
 extern const char *__elf_platform;
 
+#define ELF_BASE_PLATFORM  __elf_base_platform
+extern const char *__elf_base_platform;
+
 /*
  * See comments in asm-alpha/elf.h, this is the same thing
  * on the MIPS.
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 6ab6b03d35ba..f21a2304401f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -513,6 +513,13 @@ static inline void set_elf_platform(int cpu, const char *plat)
 		__elf_platform = plat;
 }
 
+static inline void set_elf_base_platform(const char *plat)
+{
+	if (__elf_base_platform == NULL) {
+		__elf_base_platform = plat;
+	}
+}
+
 static inline void cpu_probe_vmbits(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 {
 #ifdef __NEED_VMBITS_PROBE
@@ -527,36 +534,46 @@ static void set_isa(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int isa)
 	switch (isa) {
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R2:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R2 | MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R2;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips64r2");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R1:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R1 | MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R1;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips64");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_V:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_V;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips5");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_IV:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_IV;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips4");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_III:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_II | MIPS_CPU_ISA_III;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips3");
 		break;
 
 	/* R6 incompatible with everything else */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R6:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R6 | MIPS_CPU_ISA_M64R6;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips64r6");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R6:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R6;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips32r6");
 		/* Break here so we don't add incompatible ISAs */
 		break;
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R2:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R2;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips32r2");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R1:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_M32R1;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips32");
 		/* fall through */
 	case MIPS_CPU_ISA_II:
 		c->isa_level |= MIPS_CPU_ISA_II;
+		set_elf_base_platform("mips2");
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -2113,6 +2130,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ua_limit);
 
 const char *__cpu_name[NR_CPUS];
 const char *__elf_platform;
+const char *__elf_base_platform;
 
 void cpu_probe(void)
 {