Index: kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision 8a1afd26eb90be3d715d4ce522280cbbf475f0a9)
+++ kernel/arch/mips32/Makefile.inc	(revision bf05c7451aebfdd5f9d9f9cba5cc3d3190368378)
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@
 #
 
-BFD_ARCH = mips
-BFD = binary
 COMMON_CFLAGS += -msoft-float -mno-abicalls -G 0 -fno-zero-initialized-in-bss -mabi=32
 AS_PROLOG = .module softfloat;
@@ -38,15 +36,12 @@
 
 ifeq ($(MACHINE),msim)
-	BFD_NAME = elf32-tradlittlemips
 	ENDIANESS = LE
 	COMMON_CFLAGS += -march=r4000
 endif
 ifeq ($(MACHINE),bmalta)
-	BFD_NAME = elf32-tradbigmips
 	ENDIANESS = BE
 	COMMON_CFLAGS += -D__BE__ -march=4kc
 endif
 ifeq ($(MACHINE),lmalta)
-	BFD_NAME = elf32-tradlittlemips
 	ENDIANESS = LE
 	COMMON_CFLAGS += -march=4kc
Index: kernel/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in
===================================================================
--- kernel/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in	(revision 8a1afd26eb90be3d715d4ce522280cbbf475f0a9)
+++ kernel/arch/mips32/_link.ld.in	(revision bf05c7451aebfdd5f9d9f9cba5cc3d3190368378)
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@
 	. = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDRESS;
 	kernel_load_address = .;
+	. = . + SIZEOF_HEADERS;
 
 	.text : {