diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/target.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/target.go
index d075bce17f..9f0aab3d6c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/target.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/target.go
@@ -184,5 +184,6 @@ func (t *Target) IsBigEndian() bool {
 
 // Temporary helper.
 func (t *Target) StreamExtRelocs() bool {
-	return (t.IsELF || t.IsDarwin()) && (t.IsAMD64() || t.Is386() || t.IsARM64())
+	return (t.IsELF || t.IsDarwin()) &&
+		(t.IsAMD64() || t.Is386() || t.IsARM64() || t.IsMIPS() || t.IsMIPS64())
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/asm.go
index b8443da4ad..558027d819 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/asm.go
@@ -100,19 +100,12 @@ func archreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, r loade
 
 		case objabi.R_ADDRMIPS, objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU:
 			// set up addend for eventual relocation via outer symbol.
-			rs, off := ld.FoldSubSymbolOffset(ldr, rs)
-			rr.Xadd = r.Add() + off
-			rst := ldr.SymType(rs)
-			if rst != sym.SHOSTOBJ && rst != sym.SDYNIMPORT && ldr.SymSect(rs) == nil {
-				ldr.Errorf(s, "missing section for %s", ldr.SymName(rs))
-			}
-			rr.Xsym = rs
-			return applyrel(target.Arch, ldr, r.Type(), r.Off(), s, val, rr.Xadd), 1, true
+			_, off := ld.FoldSubSymbolOffset(ldr, rs)
+			xadd := r.Add() + off
+			return applyrel(target.Arch, ldr, r.Type(), r.Off(), s, val, xadd), 1, true
 
 		case objabi.R_ADDRMIPSTLS, objabi.R_CALLMIPS, objabi.R_JMPMIPS:
-			rr.Xsym = rs
-			rr.Xadd = r.Add()
-			return applyrel(target.Arch, ldr, r.Type(), r.Off(), s, val, rr.Xadd), 1, true
+			return applyrel(target.Arch, ldr, r.Type(), r.Off(), s, val, r.Add()), 1, true
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -150,3 +143,26 @@ func archreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, r loade
 func archrelocvariant(*ld.Target, *loader.Loader, loader.Reloc2, sym.RelocVariant, loader.Sym, int64) int64 {
 	return -1
 }
+
+func extreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, r loader.Reloc2, s loader.Sym) (loader.ExtReloc, bool) {
+	rs := ldr.ResolveABIAlias(r.Sym())
+	var rr loader.ExtReloc
+	switch r.Type() {
+	case objabi.R_ADDRMIPS, objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU:
+		// set up addend for eventual relocation via outer symbol.
+		rs, off := ld.FoldSubSymbolOffset(ldr, rs)
+		rr.Xadd = r.Add() + off
+		rst := ldr.SymType(rs)
+		if rst != sym.SHOSTOBJ && rst != sym.SDYNIMPORT && ldr.SymSect(rs) == nil {
+			ldr.Errorf(s, "missing section for %s", ldr.SymName(rs))
+		}
+		rr.Xsym = rs
+		return rr, true
+
+	case objabi.R_ADDRMIPSTLS, objabi.R_CALLMIPS, objabi.R_JMPMIPS:
+		rr.Xsym = rs
+		rr.Xadd = r.Add()
+		return rr, true
+	}
+	return rr, false
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
index e59c382bfa..f20597c0f5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 		Archinit:         archinit,
 		Archreloc:        archreloc,
 		Archrelocvariant: archrelocvariant,
+		Extreloc:         extreloc,
 		Elfreloc1:        elfreloc1,
 		ElfrelocSize:     8,
 		Elfsetupplt:      elfsetupplt,
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/asm.go
index f4fb13f2b5..8b7342d4f2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/asm.go
@@ -95,36 +95,24 @@ func machoreloc1(*sys.Arch, *ld.OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtRe
 }
 
 func archreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, r loader.Reloc2, rr *loader.ExtReloc, s loader.Sym, val int64) (o int64, nExtReloc int, ok bool) {
-	rs := r.Sym()
-	rs = ldr.ResolveABIAlias(rs)
 	if target.IsExternal() {
 		switch r.Type() {
 		default:
 			return val, 0, false
 
 		case objabi.R_ADDRMIPS,
-			objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU:
-			// set up addend for eventual relocation via outer symbol.
-			rs, off := ld.FoldSubSymbolOffset(ldr, rs)
-			rr.Xadd = r.Add() + off
-			rst := ldr.SymType(rs)
-			if rst != sym.SHOSTOBJ && rst != sym.SDYNIMPORT && ldr.SymSect(rs) == nil {
-				ldr.Errorf(s, "missing section for %s", ldr.SymName(rs))
-			}
-			rr.Xsym = rs
-			return val, 1, true
-
-		case objabi.R_ADDRMIPSTLS,
+			objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU,
+			objabi.R_ADDRMIPSTLS,
 			objabi.R_CALLMIPS,
 			objabi.R_JMPMIPS:
-			rr.Xsym = rs
-			rr.Xadd = r.Add()
 			return val, 1, true
 		}
 	}
 
 	const isOk = true
 	const noExtReloc = 0
+	rs := r.Sym()
+	rs = ldr.ResolveABIAlias(rs)
 	switch r.Type() {
 	case objabi.R_ADDRMIPS,
 		objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU:
@@ -153,3 +141,29 @@ func archreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, r loade
 func archrelocvariant(*ld.Target, *loader.Loader, loader.Reloc2, sym.RelocVariant, loader.Sym, int64) int64 {
 	return -1
 }
+
+func extreloc(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, r loader.Reloc2, s loader.Sym) (loader.ExtReloc, bool) {
+	rs := ldr.ResolveABIAlias(r.Sym())
+	var rr loader.ExtReloc
+	switch r.Type() {
+	case objabi.R_ADDRMIPS,
+		objabi.R_ADDRMIPSU:
+		// set up addend for eventual relocation via outer symbol.
+		rs, off := ld.FoldSubSymbolOffset(ldr, rs)
+		rr.Xadd = r.Add() + off
+		rst := ldr.SymType(rs)
+		if rst != sym.SHOSTOBJ && rst != sym.SDYNIMPORT && ldr.SymSect(rs) == nil {
+			ldr.Errorf(s, "missing section for %s", ldr.SymName(rs))
+		}
+		rr.Xsym = rs
+		return rr, true
+
+	case objabi.R_ADDRMIPSTLS,
+		objabi.R_CALLMIPS,
+		objabi.R_JMPMIPS:
+		rr.Xsym = rs
+		rr.Xadd = r.Add()
+		return rr, true
+	}
+	return rr, false
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
index 6ef27cedb9..d2dc20f5c1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 		Archinit:         archinit,
 		Archreloc:        archreloc,
 		Archrelocvariant: archrelocvariant,
+		Extreloc:         extreloc,
 		Elfreloc1:        elfreloc1,
 		ElfrelocSize:     24,
 		Elfsetupplt:      elfsetupplt,