diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
index 9c1b2f7..9d6d671 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips32/start.S
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ relocate_code:
 	jr	t0
 	 nop
 
-	.word	_gp
 	.word	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
 	.word	uboot_end_data
 	.word	uboot_end
@@ -343,9 +342,7 @@ in_ram:
 	 */
 	lw	t3, -4(t0)		# t3 <-- num_got_entries
 	lw	t4, -16(t0)		# t4 <-- _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
-	lw	t5, -20(t0)		# t5 <-- _gp
-	sub	t4, t5			# compute offset
-	add	t4, t4, gp		# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
+	add	t4, s1			# t4 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
 	addi	t4, t4, 8		# skipping first two entries
 	li	t2, 2
 1:
diff --git a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
index 2b8d531..ae3b00b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
+++ b/arch/mips/cpu/mips64/start.S
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ relocate_code:
 	jr	t0
 	 nop
 
-	.dword	_gp
 	.dword	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
 	.dword	uboot_end_data
 	.dword	uboot_end
@@ -222,9 +221,7 @@ in_ram:
 	 */
 	ld	t3, -8(t0)		# t3 <-- num_got_entries
 	ld	t8, -32(t0)		# t8 <-- _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
-	ld	t9, -40(t0)		# t9 <-- _gp
-	dsub	t8, t9			# compute offset
-	dadd	t8, t8, gp		# t8 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
+	dadd	t8, s1			# t8 now holds relocated _G_O_T_
 	daddi	t8, t8, 16		# skipping first two entries
 	dli	t2, 2
 1: