diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
index fc5dbd114e425..b9df0046b12ba 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
             endian: Endian::Big,
             // NOTE(mips64r2) matches C toolchain
             cpu: "mips64r2".into(),
-            features: "+mips64r2".into(),
+            features: "+mips64r2,+xgot".into(),
             max_atomic_width: Some(64),
             mcount: "_mcount".into(),
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64el_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64el_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
index e0d5f6f57f156..57ad8c47399b3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64el_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/mips64el_unknown_linux_gnuabi64.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
             abi: "abi64".into(),
             // NOTE(mips64r2) matches C toolchain
             cpu: "mips64r2".into(),
-            features: "+mips64r2".into(),
+            features: "+mips64r2,+xgot".into(),
             max_atomic_width: Some(64),
             mcount: "_mcount".into(),
 
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 58d1926ad9622..de484f3a571a1 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -877,6 +877,12 @@ def build_bootstrap(self, color, verbose_count):
 
         # preserve existing RUSTFLAGS
         env.setdefault("RUSTFLAGS", "")
+        # we need to explicitly add +xgot here so that we can successfully bootstrap
+        # a usable stage1 compiler
+        # FIXME: remove this if condition on the next bootstrap bump
+        # cfg(bootstrap)
+        if self.build_triple().startswith('mips'):
+            env["RUSTFLAGS"] += " -Ctarget-feature=+xgot"
         target_features = []
         if self.get_toml("crt-static", build_section) == "true":
             target_features += ["+crt-static"]
diff --git a/tests/assembly/asm/mips-types.rs b/tests/assembly/asm/mips-types.rs
index 6aa28b062db8a..27469b22980ab 100644
--- a/tests/assembly/asm/mips-types.rs
+++ b/tests/assembly/asm/mips-types.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ macro_rules! check_reg { ($func:ident, $ty:ty, $reg:tt, $mov:literal) => {
 
 // mips32-LABEL: sym_static_32:
 // mips32: #APP
-// mips32: lw $3, %got(extern_static)
+// mips32: lw $3, %got(extern_static)($gp)
 // mips32: #NO_APP
 #[cfg(mips32)]
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub unsafe fn sym_static_32() {
 
 // mips32-LABEL: sym_fn_32:
 // mips32: #APP
-// mips32: lw $3, %got(extern_func)
+// mips32: lw $3, %got(extern_func)($gp)
 // mips32: #NO_APP
 #[cfg(mips32)]
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ pub unsafe fn sym_fn_32() {
 
 // mips64-LABEL: sym_static_64:
 // mips64: #APP
-// mips64: ld $3, %got_disp(extern_static)
+// mips64: lui    $3, %got_hi(extern_static)
+// mips64: daddu  $3, $3, $gp
+// mips64: ld     $3, %got_lo(extern_static)($3)
 // mips64: #NO_APP
 #[cfg(mips64)]
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@ pub unsafe fn sym_static_64() {
 
 // mips64-LABEL: sym_fn_64:
 // mips64: #APP
-// mips64: ld $3, %got_disp(extern_func)
+// mips64: lui    $3, %got_hi(extern_func)
+// mips64: daddu  $3, $3, $gp
+// mips64: ld     $3, %got_lo(extern_func)($3)
 // mips64: #NO_APP
 #[cfg(mips64)]
 #[no_mangle]