diff --git a/grub-core/kern/mips/startup.S b/grub-core/kern/mips/startup.S
index ae0e0b187..48bf253de 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/mips/startup.S
+++ b/grub-core/kern/mips/startup.S
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ VARIABLE(grub_prefix)
 	 */
 
 	. = _start + GRUB_KERNEL_MACHINE_PREFIX_END
+VARIABLE (grub_arch_cpuclock)
+	.long 0
 #ifdef GRUB_MACHINE_MIPS_YEELOONG
 VARIABLE (grub_arch_busclock)
 	.long 0
-VARIABLE (grub_arch_cpuclock)
-	.long 0
 VARIABLE (grub_arch_memsize)
 	.long 0
 VARIABLE (grub_arch_highmemsize)