diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/gmp/gmp_6.1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-support/gmp/gmp_6.1.0.bb
index de827f5b7c..9acf5cf5fe 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/gmp/gmp_6.1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/gmp/gmp_6.1.0.bb
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ do_install_append_class-target() {
 
 SSTATE_SCAN_FILES += "gmp.h"
 
+# Doesn't compile in MIPS16e mode due to use of hand-written
+# assembly
+MIPS_INSTRUCTION_SET = "mips"
+
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"