diff --git a/checksparse.sh b/checksparse.sh
index f06b27d2..7412c21c 100755
--- a/checksparse.sh
+++ b/checksparse.sh
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ SunOS)
   ;;
 esac
 
-for ARCH in __i386__ __x86_64__ __arm__; do
+for ARCH in __i386__ __x86_64__ __arm__ __mips__; do
   $SPARSE $SPARSE_FLAGS -D$ARCH=1 $SOURCES
 done
 
diff --git a/gyp_uv b/gyp_uv
index ab594515..651bd095 100755
--- a/gyp_uv
+++ b/gyp_uv
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def host_arch():
   if machine == 'i386': return 'ia32'
   if machine == 'x86_64': return 'x64'
   if machine.startswith('arm'): return 'arm'
+  if machine.startswith('mips'): return 'mips'
   return machine  # Return as-is and hope for the best.
 
 
diff --git a/src/unix/linux-core.c b/src/unix/linux-core.c
index 13765ae3..e4c34a18 100644
--- a/src/unix/linux-core.c
+++ b/src/unix/linux-core.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int read_models(unsigned int numcpus, uv_cpu_info_t* ci) {
   char* model;
   FILE* fp;
 
-  /* Most are unused on non-ARM and non-x86 architectures. */
+  /* Most are unused on non-ARM, non-MIPS and non-x86 architectures. */
   (void) &model_marker;
   (void) &speed_marker;
   (void) &speed_idx;
@@ -438,7 +438,10 @@ static int read_models(unsigned int numcpus, uv_cpu_info_t* ci) {
   model_idx = 0;
   speed_idx = 0;
 
-#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
+#if defined(__arm__) || \
+    defined(__i386__) || \
+    defined(__mips__) || \
+    defined(__x86_64__)
   fp = fopen("/proc/cpuinfo", "r");
   if (fp == NULL)
     return -1;
@@ -456,10 +459,14 @@ static int read_models(unsigned int numcpus, uv_cpu_info_t* ci) {
         continue;
       }
     }
-#if defined(__arm__)
-    /* Fallback for pre-3.8 kernels. */
+#if defined(__arm__) || defined(__mips__)
     if (model_idx < numcpus) {
+#if defined(__arm__)
+      /* Fallback for pre-3.8 kernels. */
       static const char model_marker[] = "Processor\t: ";
+#else	/* defined(__mips__) */
+      static const char model_marker[] = "cpu model\t\t: ";
+#endif
       if (strncmp(buf, model_marker, sizeof(model_marker) - 1) == 0) {
         model = buf + sizeof(model_marker) - 1;
         model = strndup(model, strlen(model) - 1);  /* Strip newline. */
@@ -471,18 +478,18 @@ static int read_models(unsigned int numcpus, uv_cpu_info_t* ci) {
         continue;
       }
     }
-#else  /* !__arm____ */
+#else  /* !__arm__ && !__mips__ */
     if (speed_idx < numcpus) {
       if (strncmp(buf, speed_marker, sizeof(speed_marker) - 1) == 0) {
         ci[speed_idx++].speed = atoi(buf + sizeof(speed_marker) - 1);
         continue;
       }
     }
-#endif  /* __arm__ */
+#endif  /* __arm__ || __mips__ */
   }
 
   fclose(fp);
-#endif  /* __arm__ || __i386__ || __x86_64__ */
+#endif  /* __arm__ || __i386__ || __mips__ || __x86_64__ */
 
   /* Now we want to make sure that all the models contain *something* because
    * it's not safe to leave them as null. Copy the last entry unless there