diff --git a/src/libstd/build.rs b/src/libstd/build.rs
index 9fb83ad75980a..a763d9727e28e 100644
--- a/src/libstd/build.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/build.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn main() {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dl");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=log");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=gcc");
-        } else if !target.contains("musl") || target.contains("mips") {
+        } else if !target.contains("musl") {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=dl");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=rt");
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=pthread");