diff --git a/ChangeLog.mips b/ChangeLog.mips
index 45409a0bb2..65ff19d0a1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.mips
+++ b/ChangeLog.mips
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-04-27  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in (arch_minimum_kernel):
+	Change to 2.6.12.
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure: Regenerated.
+
 2012-04-26  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/mips/brk.S: Remove file.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
index d8f1304484..099014fdc7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ case "$prefix" in
 esac
 
 if test -z "$arch_minimum_kernel"; then
-  arch_minimum_kernel=2.4.1
+  arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.12
   libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
 fi
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
index 4871382100..466a349fc5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/configure.in
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ case "$prefix" in
 esac
 
 if test -z "$arch_minimum_kernel"; then
-  arch_minimum_kernel=2.4.1
+  arch_minimum_kernel=2.6.12
   libc_cv_gcc_unwind_find_fde=yes
 fi