diff --git a/lib/libc/tests/Makefile b/lib/libc/tests/Makefile
index 157e411357e..4ead70aceaa 100644
--- a/lib/libc/tests/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libc/tests/Makefile
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ SUBDIR_DEPEND_tls= tls_dso
 TESTS_SUBDIRS+=	locale
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_SSP} != "no" && \
-    ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} != "mips"
+.if ${MK_SSP} != "no"
 TESTS_SUBDIRS+=	ssp
 .endif
 
diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index bec699fe12a..21c7c596757 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LLDB
 .if ${__T} != "armv6"
 BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LIBSOFT
 .endif
+.if ${__T} == "mips" || ${__T} == "mips64"
+BROKEN_OPTIONS+=SSP
+.endif
 
 .include <bsd.mkopt.mk>