diff --git a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/inst.h b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/inst.h
index 78335414b18a..32063c52f24b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/inst.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/uapi/asm/inst.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ enum major_op {
 	sdl_op, sdr_op, swr_op, cache_op,
 	ll_op, lwc1_op, lwc2_op, bc6_op = lwc2_op, pref_op,
 	lld_op, ldc1_op, ldc2_op, ld_op,
-	sc_op, swc1_op, swc2_op, major_3b_op,
+	sc_op, swc1_op, swc2_op, balc6_op = swc2_op, major_3b_op,
 	scd_op, sdc1_op, sdc2_op, sd_op
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
index 37c752757346..1f28724d23e5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
@@ -789,6 +789,16 @@ int __compute_return_epc_for_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		}
 		regs->cp0_epc += 8;
 		break;
+	case balc6_op:
+		if (!cpu_has_mips_r6) {
+			ret = -SIGILL;
+			break;
+		}
+		/* Compact branch: BALC */
+		regs->regs[31] = epc + 4;
+		epc += 4 + (insn.i_format.simmediate << 2);
+		regs->cp0_epc = epc;
+		break;
 #endif
 	case cbcond0_op:
 	case cbcond1_op:
diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
index 0d8407b51470..d732100c99f0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/cp1emu.c
@@ -670,6 +670,14 @@ static int isBranchInstr(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mm_decoded_insn dec_insn,
 		*contpc = regs->cp0_epc + dec_insn.pc_inc +
 			dec_insn.next_pc_inc;
 
+		return 1;
+	case balc6_op:
+		if (!cpu_has_mips_r6)
+			break;
+		regs->regs[31] = regs->cp0_epc + 4;
+		*contpc = regs->cp0_epc + dec_insn.pc_inc +
+			dec_insn.next_pc_inc;
+
 		return 1;
 #endif
 	case cop0_op: