diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 73528bc9..7797c4a1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 llvm-toolchain-18 (1:18.1.0~rc2-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
+  * Try gold linker on mips64el
   * Add also lfs on top of time64, to fix FTBFS on 32bit
 
  -- Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>  Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:38:35 +0100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8c999b10..58e43f5c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ ifeq ($(LLVM_SPIRV_INSTALLED),yes)
 	LIBCLC_LLVM_SPIRV = -DLLVM_SPIRV=$(LLVM_SPIRV)
 endif
 
-BINUTILS_GOLD_ARCHS := amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64 ppc64el x32 s390x hurd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386
+BINUTILS_GOLD_ARCHS := amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64 ppc64el x32 s390x hurd-i386 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 mips64el
 ifeq ($(shell dpkg --compare-versions $(shell dpkg-query -W -f '$${Version}' binutils) ge 2.23.1-1~exp3 ; echo $$?),0)
 ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH),$(BINUTILS_GOLD_ARCHS)))
 	STAGE_ALL_CMAKE_EXTRA += -DLLVM_USE_LINKER=gold