diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
index d189973aa0..17ddc2a97c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ CPPFLAGS-crtn.S += $(pic-ccflag)
 endif
 
 ASFLAGS-.os += $(pic-ccflag)
+
 # libc.a and libc_p.a must be compiled with -fPIE/-fpie for static PIE.
 ASFLAGS-.o += $(pie-default)
 ASFLAGS-.op += $(pie-default)
+ASFLAGS += -O2
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
index 7e4d7dcb0b..8c06b9957c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
+++ b/sysdeps/mips/bsd-setjmp.S
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 	.option pic2
 #endif
 ENTRY (setjmp)
-	.set	noreorder
 #ifdef __PIC__
+	.set	noreorder
 	.cpload t9
 	.set	reorder
 	la	t9, C_SYMBOL_NAME (__sigsetjmp)