diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
index 4a99590d82..1df7c2c4b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/abi.cpp
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ static QList<Abi> abiOf(const QByteArray &data)
             result.append(Abi(Abi::X86Architecture, os, flavor, Abi::ElfFormat, 32));
             break;
         case 8: // EM_MIPS
-            result.append(Abi(Abi::MipsArchitecture, os, flavor, Abi::ElfFormat, 32));
+	{
+	    const int width = getUint8(data, 4) == 2 ? 64 : 32; 
+            result.append(Abi(Abi::MipsArchitecture, os, flavor, Abi::ElfFormat, width));
             break;
+	}
         case 20: // EM_PPC
             result.append(Abi(Abi::PowerPCArchitecture, os, flavor, Abi::ElfFormat, 32));
             break;