diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3c2e4c87d489..449f840d5a7f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config MIPS
 	default y
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
+	select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF if 64BIT
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 	select HAVE_IDE
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/spinlock.h
index 9de4ba43dcd1..40196bebe849 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/spinlock.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ static inline int arch_spin_is_locked(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
 	return ((counters >> 16) ^ counters) & 0xffff;
 }
 
+static inline int arch_spin_value_unlocked(arch_spinlock_t lock)
+{
+	return lock.h.serving_now == lock.h.ticket;
+}
+
 #define arch_spin_lock_flags(lock, flags) arch_spin_lock(lock)
 #define arch_spin_unlock_wait(x) \
 	while (arch_spin_is_locked(x)) { cpu_relax(); }