diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/bmips_vec.S b/arch/mips/kernel/bmips_vec.S
index 86495072a922..d9495f3f3fad 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/bmips_vec.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/bmips_vec.S
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ NESTED(bmips_reset_nmi_vec, PT_SIZE, sp)
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS5000)
 	mfc0	k0, CP0_PRID
 	li	k1, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
-	andi	k0, 0xff00
+	/* mask with PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000 to cover both variants */
+	andi	k0, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
 	bne	k0, k1, 1f
 
 	/* if we're not on core 0, this must be the SMP boot signal */
@@ -166,10 +167,12 @@ bmips_smp_entry:
 2:
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS4350 || CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS4380 */
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS5000)
-	/* set exception vector base */
+	/* mask with PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000 to cover both variants */
 	li	k1, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
+	andi	k0, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
 	bne	k0, k1, 3f
 
+	/* set exception vector base */
 	la	k0, ebase
 	lw	k0, 0(k0)
 	mtc0	k0, $15, 1
@@ -263,6 +266,8 @@ LEAF(bmips_enable_xks01)
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS4380 */
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_BMIPS5000)
 	li	t1, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
+	/* mask with PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000 to cover both variants */
+	andi	t2, PRID_IMP_BMIPS5000
 	bne	t2, t1, 2f
 
 	mfc0	t0, $22, 5