Index: share/mk/sys.mk
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--- share/mk/sys.mk
+++ share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@
 CFLAGS		?=	-O
 .else
 CC		?=	cc
+.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "mips"
+CFLAGS		?=	-O -pipe
+.else
 CFLAGS		?=	-O2 -pipe
+.endif
 .if defined(NO_STRICT_ALIASING)
 CFLAGS		+=	-fno-strict-aliasing
 .endif