diff --git a/conf/Makefile.common b/conf/Makefile.common
index 8c4d1483d..66c9fdb21 100644
--- a/conf/Makefile.common
+++ b/conf/Makefile.common
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ CFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CFLAGS_PLATFORM) -ffreestanding
 LDFLAGS_KERNEL = $(LDFLAGS_PLATFORM) -nostdlib $(TARGET_LDFLAGS_OLDMAGIC) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS_STATIC_LIBGCC)
 CPPFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CPPFLAGS_CPU) $(CPPFLAGS_PLATFORM) -DGRUB_KERNEL=1
 CCASFLAGS_KERNEL = $(CCASFLAGS_CPU) $(CCASFLAGS_PLATFORM)
-STRIPFLAGS_KERNEL = -R .rel.dyn -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .drectve -R .note.gnu.gold-version
+STRIPFLAGS_KERNEL = -R .rel.dyn -R .reginfo -R .note -R .comment -R .drectve -R .note.gnu.gold-version -R .MIPS.abiflags
 
 CFLAGS_MODULE = $(CFLAGS_PLATFORM) -ffreestanding
 LDFLAGS_MODULE = $(LDFLAGS_PLATFORM) -nostdlib $(TARGET_LDFLAGS_OLDMAGIC) -Wl,-r,-d
diff --git a/gentpl.py b/gentpl.py
index bdcae1a1c..c986cecb7 100644
--- a/gentpl.py
+++ b/gentpl.py
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def image(defn, platform):
 if test x$(TARGET_APPLE_LINKER) = x1; then \
   $(MACHO2IMG) $< $@; \
 else \
-  $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) $(""" + cname(defn) + """_OBJCOPYFLAGS) --strip-unneeded -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .reginfo -R .rel.dyn -R .note.gnu.gold-version $< $@; \
+  $(TARGET_OBJCOPY) $(""" + cname(defn) + """_OBJCOPYFLAGS) --strip-unneeded -R .note -R .comment -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .MIPS.abiflags -R .reginfo -R .rel.dyn -R .note.gnu.gold-version $< $@; \
 fi
 """)