--- MPlayer-1.0pre5.orig/configure	
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre5.orig/configure	
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ 
       arm*) host_arch=arm ;;
       s390) host_arch=s390 ;;
       s390x) host_arch=s390x ;;
-      mips) host_arch=mips ;;
+      mips*) host_arch=mips ;;
       vax) host_arch=vax ;;
       *) host_arch=UNKNOWN ;;
     esac