diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 482dcc3..466920a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1030,12 +1030,10 @@
 	prompt "CPU type"
 	default CPU_R4X00
 
-config CPU_LOONGSON2
-	bool "Loongson 2"
-	depends on SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2
-	select CPU_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
-	select CPU_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
-	select CPU_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
+config CPU_LOONGSON2E
+	bool "Loongson 2E"
+	depends on SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2E
+	select CPU_LOONGSON2
 	help
 	  The Loongson 2E processor implements the MIPS III instruction set
 	  with many extensions.
@@ -1282,7 +1280,13 @@
 
 endchoice
 
-config SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2
+config CPU_LOONGSON2
+	bool
+	select CPU_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
+	select CPU_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
+	select CPU_SUPPORTS_HIGHMEM
+
+config SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2E
 	bool
 
 config SYS_HAS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 94d6f58..1efa9aa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_VR41XX)	+= -march=r4100 -Wa,--trap
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_R4X00)	+= -march=r4600 -Wa,--trap
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_TX49XX)	+= -march=r4600 -Wa,--trap
-cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2)	+= -march=r4600 -Wa,--trap
+# only gcc >= 4.4 have the loongson-specific support
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2)	+= -Wa,--trap
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2E) += \
+	$(call cc-option,-march=loongson2e,-march=r4600)
+
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips32,-mips32 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS32) \
 			-Wa,-mips32 -Wa,--trap
 cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2)	+= $(call cc-option,-march=mips32r2,-mips32r2 -U_MIPS_ISA -D_MIPS_ISA=_MIPS_ISA_MIPS32) \
diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson/Kconfig b/arch/mips/loongson/Kconfig
index 376712a..d450925 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson/Kconfig
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     select ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
     select CEVT_R4K
     select CSRC_R4K
-    select SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2
+    select SYS_HAS_CPU_LOONGSON2E
     select DMA_NONCOHERENT
     select BOOT_ELF32
     select BOARD_SCACHE