diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 746272f9..9d892d5a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-15exp1) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  * Try to build mips64el
+
+ -- Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>  Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:48:32 +0200
+
 llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-15) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Second attempt to refresh D158066.patch (Closes: #1049362)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 60318593..71f6fc95 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -153,4 +153,4 @@ ubuntu-releases.patch
 new-cmake-build-fix.patch
 HIP-search-path-fix.patch
 D158066-simd-ppc64el.patch
-#mips64el-ompt.patch
+mips64el-ompt.patch
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6cb1ab63..7d7c278f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ endif
 
 # Disable the python binding for buster. not sure why it regressed
 # regressed de4364f1ecaa..0745b0c0354a
-	if test "$(DISTRO)" = "buster" -o "$(DISTRO)" = "bionic" -o "$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)" = "mips64el"; then \
+	if test "$(DISTRO)" = "buster" -o "$(DISTRO)" = "bionic"; then \
 		mkdir -p $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/share/gdb/python/ompd/; \
 		touch $(DEB_INST)/usr/lib/llvm-$(LLVM_VERSION)/share/gdb/python/ompd/empty; \
 		echo "" > debian/python3-lldb-$(LLVM_VERSION).install; \