diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
index 872ade45946d0..add1e70bbe3dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.16.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ let
     "riscv64" = "riscv64";
     "s390x" = "s390x";
     "powerpc64le" = "ppc64le";
-  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+    "mips64el" = "mips64le";
+  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${platform.parsed.cpu.name}");
 
   # We need a target compiler which is still runnable at build time,
   # to handle the cross-building case where build != host == target
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
index a725935874909..69537dc899e82 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ let
     "riscv64" = "riscv64";
     "s390x" = "s390x";
     "powerpc64le" = "ppc64le";
-  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+    "mips64el" = "mips64le";
+  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${platform.parsed.cpu.name}");
 
   # We need a target compiler which is still runnable at build time,
   # to handle the cross-building case where build != host == target
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index 23e9f70d4da25..a4cb013d94f24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ let
     "riscv64" = "riscv64";
     "s390x" = "s390x";
     "powerpc64le" = "ppc64le";
-  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system");
+    "mips64el" = "mips64le";
+  }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${platform.parsed.cpu.name}");
 
   # We need a target compiler which is still runnable at build time,
   # to handle the cross-building case where build != host == target