diff -Nru linux/arch/mips/Makefile.orig linux/arch/mips/Makefile
--- linux/arch/mips/Makefile.orig	Thu Feb 20 11:05:43 2003
+++ linux/arch/mips/Makefile	Thu Feb 20 12:19:14 2003
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE
-CROSS_COMPILE	= $(tool-prefix)
+  ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+    CROSS_COMPILE	= $(tool-prefix)
+  endif
 endif
 
 #