diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
index 9c1b2f7..22a9c1b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@
 	/* Exception handlers */
 romReserved:
 	b	romReserved
+	 nop
 
 romExcHandle:
 	b	romExcHandle
+	 nop
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
index 2b8d531..bc7e41e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
@@ -259,3 +259,4 @@
 	/* Exception handlers */
 romReserved:
 	b	romReserved
+	 nop