diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
index 77f1103..51ce914 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@
 	jr	t0
 	 nop
 
-	.word	_gp
 	.word	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
 	.word	uboot_end_data
 	.word	uboot_end
@@ -329,9 +328,7 @@
 	 */
 	lw	t3, -4(t0)		# t3 <-- num_got_entries
 	lw	t4, -16(t0)		# t4 <-- _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
-	lw	t5, -20(t0)		# t5 <-- _gp
-	sub	t4, t5			# compute offset
-	add	t4, t4, gp		# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
+	add	t4, s1			# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
 	addi	t4, t4, 8		# skipping first two entries
 	li	t2, 2
 1:
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
index 80e6bb1..1522594 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
 	jr	t0
 	 nop
 
-	.dword	_gp
 	.dword	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
 	.dword	uboot_end_data
 	.dword	uboot_end
@@ -208,9 +207,7 @@
 	 */
 	ld	t3, -8(t0)		# t3 <-- num_got_entries
 	ld	t8, -32(t0)		# t8 <-- _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
-	ld	t9, -40(t0)		# t9 <-- _gp
-	dsub	t8, t9			# compute offset
-	dadd	t8, t8, gp		# t8 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
+	dadd	t8, s1			# t8 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
 	daddi	t8, t8, 16		# skipping first two entries
 	dli	t2, 2
 1:
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/xburst/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/xburst/start.S
index 194d745..9e637df 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/xburst/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/xburst/start.S
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
 	jr	t0
 	 nop
 
-	.word	_gp
 	.word	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
 	.word	uboot_end_data
 	.word	uboot_end
@@ -137,9 +136,7 @@
 	 */
 	lw	t3, -4(t0)		# t3 <-- num_got_entries
 	lw	t4, -16(t0)		# t4 <-- _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
-	lw	t5, -20(t0)		# t5 <-- _gp
-	sub	t4, t5			# compute offset
-	add	t4, t4, gp		# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
+	add	t4, t6			# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
 	addi	t4, t4, 8		# skipping first two entries
 	li	t2, 2
 1: