diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 5490d4882f..61489cabe7 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),1)
       FEATURES += virtio
     endif
     ifneq ($(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2),)
-      FEATURES += mips16
+      ifneq ($(CPU_SUBTYPE),nomips16)
+        FEATURES += mips16
+      endif
     endif
     FEATURES += $(foreach v,6 7,$(if $(CONFIG_CPU_V$(v)),arm_v$(v)))