diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8fac253ef..4f5b0c52d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-11-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	On MIPS handle got16 relocations to local symbols in an ABI-compliant
+	way.
+
 2013-11-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	Add support for a new magic symbol _gp_disp on mips to handle PIC
diff --git a/grub-core/kern/mips/dl.c b/grub-core/kern/mips/dl.c
index 111241831..b97510a1e 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/mips/dl.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/mips/dl.c
@@ -245,6 +245,30 @@ grub_arch_dl_relocate_symbols (grub_dl_t mod, void *ehdr)
 		    }
 		    break;
 		  case R_MIPS_GOT16:
+		    if (ELF_ST_BIND (sym->st_info) == STB_LOCAL)
+		      {
+			Elf_Rel *rel2;
+			/* Handle partner lo16 relocation. Lower part is
+			   treated as signed. Hence add 0x8000 to compensate.
+			*/
+			sym_value += (*(grub_uint16_t *) addr << 16)
+			  + 0x8000;
+			for (rel2 = rel + 1; rel2 < max; rel2++)
+			  if (ELF_R_SYM (rel2->r_info)
+			      == ELF_R_SYM (rel->r_info)
+			      && ELF_R_TYPE (rel2->r_info) == R_MIPS_LO16)
+			    {
+			      sym_value += *(grub_int16_t *)
+				((char *) seg->addr + rel2->r_offset
+#ifdef GRUB_CPU_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+				 + 2
+#endif
+				 );
+			      break;
+			    }
+			sym_value &= 0xffff0000;
+			*(grub_uint16_t *) addr = 0;
+		      }
 		  case R_MIPS_CALL16:
 		    /* FIXME: reuse*/
 #ifdef GRUB_CPU_WORDS_BIGENDIAN