diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
index 6156ac8c4cfb..76317a70200d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
@@ -211,9 +211,13 @@
 	.endm
 
 #ifdef TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_MSA
+/* preprocessor replaces the fp in ".set fp=64" with $30 otherwise */
+#undef fp
+
 	.macro	_cfcmsa	rd, cs
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	cfcmsa	\rd, $\cs
 	.set	pop
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@
 	.macro	_ctcmsa	cd, rs
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	ctcmsa	$\cd, \rs
 	.set	pop
@@ -230,6 +235,7 @@
 	.macro	ld_d	wd, off, base
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	ld.d	$w\wd, \off(\base)
 	.set	pop
@@ -238,6 +244,7 @@
 	.macro	st_d	wd, off, base
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	st.d	$w\wd, \off(\base)
 	.set	pop
@@ -246,6 +253,7 @@
 	.macro	copy_u_w	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	copy_u.w $1, $w\ws[\n]
 	.set	pop
@@ -254,6 +262,7 @@
 	.macro	copy_u_d	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips64r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	copy_u.d $1, $w\ws[\n]
 	.set	pop
@@ -262,6 +271,7 @@
 	.macro	insert_w	wd, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	insert.w $w\wd[\n], $1
 	.set	pop
@@ -270,6 +280,7 @@
 	.macro	insert_d	wd, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips64r2
+	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
 	insert.d $w\wd[\n], $1
 	.set	pop