diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
index 74edfe80c1d8..b2456eb33c28 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
         )
       )
     }
-    ${ # Trick that should be taken out once we have a mips64el-linux not loongson2f
-      if cross == null && stdenv.system == "mips64el-linux" then "--with-arch=loongson2f" else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
     ${if cross != null then crossConfigureFlags else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.7/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.7/default.nix
index 3978dbaac112..62a86751a712 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.7/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.7/default.nix
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ${if (stdenv ? glibc && cross == null)
       then " --with-native-system-header-dir=${stdenv.glibc}/include"
       else ""}
-    ${ # Trick that should be taken out once we have a mips64el-linux not loongson2f
-      if cross == null && stdenv.system == "mips64el-linux" then "--with-arch=loongson2f" else ""}
     ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
     ${if cross == null && stdenv.isi686 then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
     ${if cross != null then crossConfigureFlags else ""}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/platforms.nix b/pkgs/top-level/platforms.nix
index 7bd72d13a687..b879ea9fdeb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/platforms.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/platforms.nix
@@ -378,5 +378,6 @@ rec {
       '';
     kernelTarget = "vmlinux";
     uboot = null;
+    gcc.arch = "loongson2f";
   };
 }