+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mips_machine.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mips_machine.h
+@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ static struct mips_machine machine_##_ty
+ .mach_setup = _setup, \
+ };
+
++#define MIPS_MACHINE_NONAME(_type, _id, _setup) \
++static const char machine_id_##_type[] __initconst \
++ __aligned(1) = _id; \
++static struct mips_machine machine_##_type \
++ __used __section(.mips.machines.init) = \
++{ \
++ .mach_type = _type, \
++ .mach_id = machine_id_##_type, \
++ .mach_name = NULL, \
++ .mach_setup = _setup, \
++};
++
+ extern long __mips_machines_start;
+ extern long __mips_machines_end;
+