diff --git a/src/target.zig b/src/target.zig
index 68777945a9..4adc26aff8 100644
--- a/src/target.zig
+++ b/src/target.zig
@@ -673,7 +673,10 @@ pub fn defaultEntrySymbolName(
     return switch (target.ofmt) {
         .coff => "wWinMainCRTStartup",
         .macho => "_main",
-        .elf, .plan9 => "_start",
+        .elf, .plan9 => switch (target.cpu.arch) {
+            .mips, .mipsel, .mips64, .mips64el => "__start",
+            else => "_start",
+        },
         .wasm => switch (wasi_exec_model) {
             .reactor => "_initialize",
             .command => "_start",