diff --git a/sys/sys/disklabel.h b/sys/sys/disklabel.h
index c6584949fe3..31cefd1eb12 100644
--- a/sys/sys/disklabel.h
+++ b/sys/sys/disklabel.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 /* XXX these should be defined per controller (or drive) elsewhere, not here! */
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__arm__) || \
-    defined(__ia64__) || defined(__powerpc__)
+    defined(__ia64__) || defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__mips__)
 #define LABELSECTOR	1			/* sector containing label */
 #define LABELOFFSET	0			/* offset of label in sector */
 #endif