diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
index 71bc99cf4cf..ac94b36a9f2 100644
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ _txp=		txp
 .endif
 
 .if ${MK_SOURCELESS_UCODE} != "no" && ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} != "arm" && \
-	${MACHINE_ARCH:C/mips(el)?/mips/} != "mips" && \
+	${MACHINE_CPUARCH} != "mips" && \
 	${MACHINE_ARCH} != "powerpc" && ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} != "riscv"
 _cxgbe=		cxgbe
 .endif