diff --git a/util/grub-mkimage.c b/util/grub-mkimage.c
index 480521cd6..5f35c1da0 100644
--- a/util/grub-mkimage.c
+++ b/util/grub-mkimage.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ struct image_target_desc image_targets[] =
     },
     {
       .dirname = "mips-qemu_mips",
-      .names = { "mips-qemu_mips-elf", NULL },
+      .names = { "mipsel-qemu_mips-elf", NULL },
       .voidp_sizeof = 4,
       .bigendian = 0,
       .id = IMAGE_LOONGSON_ELF,