diff --git a/linker/arch/mips/begin.S b/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
index 4a855e6c3..cbe1e3756 100644
--- a/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
+++ b/linker/arch/mips/begin.S
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 
     .ent    __start
     .globl    __start
+    .globl    _start
 __start:
+_start:
     .set    noreorder
     bal    1f
     nop
diff --git a/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S b/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
index 6827a2cfa..8f6b94a43 100644
--- a/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
+++ b/linker/arch/mips64/begin.S
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 
     .ent	__start
     .globl	__start
+    .globl	_start
 __start:
+_start:
     .set	noreorder
     bal		1f
      nop