diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
index d58f128aa747..7990694cda22 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -316,9 +316,13 @@ extern void elf_dump_regs(elf_greg_t *, struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern int dump_task_regs(struct task_struct *, elf_gregset_t *);
 extern int dump_task_fpu(struct task_struct *, elf_fpregset_t *);
 
+#ifndef ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS
 #define ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS(elf_regs, regs)			\
 	elf_dump_regs((elf_greg_t *)&(elf_regs), regs);
+#endif
+#ifndef ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS
 #define ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS(tsk, elf_regs) dump_task_regs(tsk, elf_regs)
+#endif
 #define ELF_CORE_COPY_FPREGS(tsk, elf_fpregs)			\
 	dump_task_fpu(tsk, elf_fpregs)
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/reg.h
index 634b55d7e7f6..910e71a12466 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/reg.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/reg.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+#if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) && !defined(WANT_COMPAT_REG_H)
 
 #define EF_R0			 0
 #define EF_R1			 1
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
index e1333d7319e2..ff448233dab5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ typedef elf_fpreg_t elf_fpregset_t[ELF_NFPREG];
 #define ELF_ET_DYN_BASE         (TASK32_SIZE / 3 * 2)
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+
+/*
+ * When this file is selected, we are definitely running a 64bit kernel.
+ * So using the right regs define in asm/reg.h
+ */
+#define WANT_COMPAT_REG_H
+
+/* These MUST be defined before elf.h gets included */
+extern void elf32_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t grp, struct pt_regs *regs);
+#define ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS(_dest, _regs) elf32_core_copy_regs(_dest, _regs);
+#define ELF_CORE_COPY_TASK_REGS(_tsk, _dest)				\
+({									\
+	int __res = 1;							\
+	elf32_core_copy_regs(*(_dest), task_pt_regs(_tsk));		\
+	__res;								\
+})
+
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
@@ -110,9 +127,6 @@ jiffies_to_compat_timeval(unsigned long jiffies, struct compat_timeval *value)
 	value->tv_usec = rem / NSEC_PER_USEC;
 }
 
-#undef ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS
-#define ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS(_dest, _regs) elf32_core_copy_regs(_dest, _regs);
-
 void elf32_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t grp, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;