diff --git a/lib/systems/doubles.nix b/lib/systems/doubles.nix
index 27cdaf6a7233b..8fe9319e5eff1 100644
--- a/lib/systems/doubles.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/doubles.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ let
     "aarch64-linux" "armv5tel-linux" "armv6l-linux" "armv7a-linux"
     "armv7l-linux" "i686-linux" "m68k-linux" "mipsel-linux" "mips64el-linux"
     "powerpc64-linux" "powerpc64le-linux" "riscv32-linux"
+    "mips-linux" "mips64-linux"
     "riscv64-linux" "s390-linux" "s390x-linux" "x86_64-linux"
 
     # MMIXware
diff --git a/lib/systems/examples.nix b/lib/systems/examples.nix
index 997a7a8c273ae..138421254c188 100644
--- a/lib/systems/examples.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/examples.nix
@@ -98,18 +98,21 @@ rec {
   # can execute on 32bit chip
   mips-linux-gnu                = { config = "mips-linux-gnu";                } // platforms.gcc_mips32r2_o32;
   mipsel-linux-gnu              = { config = "mipsel-linux-gnu";              } // platforms.gcc_mips32r2_o32;
+  # The targets below are not usable yet. i.e don't evaluate
   mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu         = { config = "mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu";         } // platforms.gcc_mips32r6_o32;
   mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu       = { config = "mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu";       } // platforms.gcc_mips32r6_o32;
 
   # require 64bit chip (for more registers, 64-bit floating point, 64-bit "long long") but use 32bit pointers
   mips64-linux-gnuabin32        = { config = "mips64-linux-gnuabin32";        } // platforms.gcc_mips64r2_n32;
   mips64el-linux-gnuabin32      = { config = "mips64el-linux-gnuabin32";      } // platforms.gcc_mips64r2_n32;
+  # The targets below are not usable yet. i.e don't evaluate
   mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32   = { config = "mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32";   } // platforms.gcc_mips64r6_n32;
   mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32 = { config = "mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32"; } // platforms.gcc_mips64r6_n32;
 
   # 64bit pointers
   mips64-linux-gnuabi64         = { config = "mips64-linux-gnuabi64";         } // platforms.gcc_mips64r2_64;
   mips64el-linux-gnuabi64       = { config = "mips64el-linux-gnuabi64";       } // platforms.gcc_mips64r2_64;
+  # The targets below are not usable yet. i.e don't evaluate
   mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64    = { config = "mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64";    } // platforms.gcc_mips64r6_64;
   mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64  = { config = "mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64";  } // platforms.gcc_mips64r6_64;
 
diff --git a/lib/systems/platforms.nix b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
index 04d55416242e1..5437db1d175ca 100644
--- a/lib/systems/platforms.nix
+++ b/lib/systems/platforms.nix
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ rec {
   };
 
   # can execute on 32bit chip
-  gcc_mips32r2_o32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips32r2"; abi = "o32"; }; };
-  gcc_mips32r6_o32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips32r6"; abi = "o32"; }; };
+  gcc_mips32r2_o32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips32r2"; abi = "o32"; }; }; # No c compiler can be build for this ABI
+  gcc_mips32r6_o32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips32r6"; abi = "o32"; }; }; # No c compiler can be build for this ABI
   gcc_mips64r2_n32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips64r2"; abi = "n32"; }; };
   gcc_mips64r6_n32 = { gcc = { arch = "mips64r6"; abi = "n32"; }; };
   gcc_mips64r2_64  = { gcc = { arch = "mips64r2"; abi =  "64"; }; };
diff --git a/lib/tests/systems.nix b/lib/tests/systems.nix
index c88adbf4651aa..9a61305711c88 100644
--- a/lib/tests/systems.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/systems.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ with lib.systems.doubles; lib.runTests {
 
   testarm = mseteq arm [ "armv5tel-linux" "armv6l-linux" "armv6l-netbsd" "armv6l-none" "armv7a-linux" "armv7a-netbsd" "armv7l-linux" "armv7l-netbsd" "arm-none" "armv7a-darwin" ];
   testi686 = mseteq i686 [ "i686-linux" "i686-freebsd" "i686-genode" "i686-netbsd" "i686-openbsd" "i686-cygwin" "i686-windows" "i686-none" "i686-darwin" ];
-  testmips = mseteq mips [ "mips64el-linux" "mipsel-linux" "mipsel-netbsd" ];
+  testmips = mseteq mips [ "mips-linux" "mips64-linux" "mips64el-linux" "mipsel-linux" "mipsel-netbsd" ];
   testmmix = mseteq mmix [ "mmix-mmixware" ];
   testx86_64 = mseteq x86_64 [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "x86_64-freebsd" "x86_64-genode" "x86_64-redox" "x86_64-openbsd" "x86_64-netbsd" "x86_64-cygwin" "x86_64-solaris" "x86_64-windows" "x86_64-none" ];
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ with lib.systems.doubles; lib.runTests {
   testredox = mseteq redox [ "x86_64-redox" ];
   testgnu = mseteq gnu (linux /* ++ kfreebsd ++ ... */);
   testillumos = mseteq illumos [ "x86_64-solaris" ];
-  testlinux = mseteq linux [ "aarch64-linux" "armv5tel-linux" "armv6l-linux" "armv7a-linux" "armv7l-linux" "i686-linux" "mips64el-linux" "mipsel-linux" "riscv32-linux" "riscv64-linux" "x86_64-linux" "powerpc64-linux" "powerpc64le-linux" "m68k-linux" "s390-linux" "s390x-linux" ];
+  testlinux = mseteq linux [ "aarch64-linux" "armv5tel-linux" "armv6l-linux" "armv7a-linux" "armv7l-linux" "i686-linux" "mips64el-linux" "mipsel-linux" "riscv32-linux" "riscv64-linux" "x86_64-linux" "powerpc64-linux" "powerpc64le-linux" "m68k-linux" "s390-linux" "s390x-linux" "mips-linux" "mips64-linux" ];
   testnetbsd = mseteq netbsd [ "aarch64-netbsd" "armv6l-netbsd" "armv7a-netbsd" "armv7l-netbsd" "i686-netbsd" "m68k-netbsd" "mipsel-netbsd" "powerpc-netbsd" "riscv32-netbsd" "riscv64-netbsd" "x86_64-netbsd" ];
   testopenbsd = mseteq openbsd [ "i686-openbsd" "x86_64-openbsd" ];
   testwindows = mseteq windows [ "i686-cygwin" "x86_64-cygwin" "i686-windows" "x86_64-windows" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
index 69537dc899e82..a3338c1287a23 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ let
     "s390x" = "s390x";
     "powerpc64le" = "ppc64le";
     "mips64el" = "mips64le";
+    "mips64" = "mips64";
   }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${platform.parsed.cpu.name}");
 
   # We need a target compiler which is still runnable at build time,
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index a4cb013d94f24..24a624d86cde9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ let
     "s390x" = "s390x";
     "powerpc64le" = "ppc64le";
     "mips64el" = "mips64le";
+    "mips64" = "mips64";
   }.${platform.parsed.cpu.name} or (throw "Unsupported system: ${platform.parsed.cpu.name}");
 
   # We need a target compiler which is still runnable at build time,