--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -1053,12 +1053,12 @@ case "${targ}" in
     targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_littlemips_vec bfd_elf64_bigmips_vec bfd_elf64_littlemips_vec ecoff_big_vec ecoff_little_vec"
     ;;
   mips64*el-*-linux*)
-    targ_defvec=bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec
-    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec"
+    targ_defvec=bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec
+    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec"
     ;;
   mips64*-*-linux*)
-    targ_defvec=bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec
-    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec"
+    targ_defvec=bfd_elf64_tradbigmips_vec
+    targ_selvecs="bfd_elf32_ntradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_ntradlittlemips_vec bfd_elf32_tradbigmips_vec bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec  bfd_elf64_tradlittlemips_vec"
     ;;
   mips*el-*-linux*)
     targ_defvec=bfd_elf32_tradlittlemips_vec
--- a/ld/configure.tgt
+++ b/ld/configure.tgt
@@ -472,11 +472,11 @@ mips*el-*-vxworks*)	targ_emul=elf32elmip
 mips*-*-vxworks*)	targ_emul=elf32ebmipvxworks
 		        targ_extra_emuls="elf32elmipvxworks" ;;
 mips*-*-windiss)	targ_emul=elf32mipswindiss ;;
-mips64*el-*-linux-*)	targ_emul=elf32ltsmipn32
-			targ_extra_emuls="elf32btsmipn32 elf32ltsmip elf32btsmip elf64ltsmip elf64btsmip"
+mips64*el-*-linux-*)	targ_emul=elf64ltsmip
+			targ_extra_emuls="elf32btsmipn32 elf32ltsmipn32 elf32ltsmip elf32btsmip elf64btsmip"
 			targ_extra_libpath=$targ_extra_emuls ;;
-mips64*-*-linux-*)	targ_emul=elf32btsmipn32
-			targ_extra_emuls="elf32ltsmipn32 elf32btsmip elf32ltsmip elf64btsmip elf64ltsmip"
+mips64*-*-linux-*)	targ_emul=elf64btsmip
+			targ_extra_emuls="elf32btsmipn32 elf32ltsmipn32 elf32btsmip elf32ltsmip elf64ltsmip"
 			targ_extra_libpath=$targ_extra_emuls ;;
 mips*el-*-linux-*)	targ_emul=elf32ltsmip
 			targ_extra_emuls="elf32btsmip elf32ltsmipn32 elf64ltsmip elf32btsmipn32 elf64btsmip"