diff --git a/arch/mips/lib/strnlen_user.S b/arch/mips/lib/strnlen_user.S
index 7d12c0dded3ded2009f85ffd7ed7d6e52f645c0c..77e64942f0048c5aac366c0c80a6cf63f0c656d5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/lib/strnlen_user.S
+++ b/arch/mips/lib/strnlen_user.S
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ LEAF(__strnlen_\func\()_asm)
 FEXPORT(__strnlen_\func\()_nocheck_asm)
 	move		v0, a0
 	PTR_ADDU	a1, a0			# stop pointer
-1:	beq		v0, a1, 1f		# limit reached?
+1:
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS
+	.set		noat
+	li		AT, 1
+#endif
+	beq		v0, a1, 1f		# limit reached?
 .ifeqs "\func", "kernel"
 	EX(lb, t0, (v0), .Lfault\@)
 .else
@@ -42,7 +47,13 @@ FEXPORT(__strnlen_\func\()_nocheck_asm)
 .endif
 	.set		noreorder
 	bnez		t0, 1b
-1:	 PTR_ADDIU	v0, 1
+1:
+#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_DADDI_WORKAROUNDS
+	 PTR_ADDIU	v0, 1
+#else
+	 PTR_ADDU	v0, AT
+	.set		at
+#endif
 	.set		reorder
 	PTR_SUBU	v0, a0
 	jr		ra