diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index 7637a7519..83a3fe7d5 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "GCC compiler Version" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
+	default GCC_USE_VERSION_8 if mips || mipsel || mips64 || mips64el
 	default GCC_USE_VERSION_11
 	help
 	  Select the version of gcc you wish to use.
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
index 5c1aadc3b..516b9e14d 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config GCC_VERSION_7
 	
 config GCC_VERSION_8
 	default y if GCC_USE_VERSION_8
+	default y if mips || mipsel || mips64 || mips64el
 	bool
 
 config GCC_VERSION_9