diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index ac0d94a5d..7ceb7942e 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config BR2_SOFT_FLOAT
 
 config BR2_TARGET_OPTIMIZATION
 	string "Target Optimizations"
-	default "-Os -pipe"
+	default "-Os -pipe -mips2"
 	help
 	  Optimizations to use when building for the target host.