diff --git a/meta/site/mips-common b/meta/site/mips-common
index df8da050e5..b4aaa7f84a 100644
--- a/meta/site/mips-common
+++ b/meta/site/mips-common
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=${apr_cv_tcp_nodelay_with_cork=yes}
 
 # glib
 glib_cv_va_val_copy=${glib_cv_va_val_copy=yes}
+ac_cv_alignof_guint32=4
+ac_cv_alignof_guint64=8
+ac_cv_alignof_unsigned_long=4
+
 
 # slrn
 slrn_cv_va_val_copy=${slrn_cv_va_val_copy=yes}