diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.mk b/sys/conf/kern.mk
index f9618ef10a63..0013dd2b5c8c 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.mk
@@ -86,11 +86,10 @@ INLINE_LIMIT?=	15000
 .endif
 
 #
-# For MIPS we also tell gcc to use floating point emulation and 
-# disable MIPS DSP ASE Instruction set.
+# For MIPS we also tell gcc to use floating point emulation
 #
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "mips"
-CFLAGS+=	-msoft-float -mno-dsp
+CFLAGS+=	-msoft-float
 INLINE_LIMIT?=	8000
 .endif