diff --git a/samples/seccomp/Makefile b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
index 7203e66dcd6f9e035a0710147ec179bab9acabb9..1b4e4b8f5e477de1d6e5fb6f172f5ad50d7402f6 100644
--- a/samples/seccomp/Makefile
+++ b/samples/seccomp/Makefile
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ HOSTCFLAGS_bpf-direct.o += -idirafter $(objtree)/include
 bpf-direct-objs := bpf-direct.o
 
 # Try to match the kernel target.
-ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
+ifndef CONFIG_64BIT
 
 # s390 has -m31 flag to build 31 bit binaries
 ifndef CONFIG_S390
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ HOSTLOADLIBES_bpf-direct += $(MFLAG)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_bpf-fancy += $(MFLAG)
 HOSTLOADLIBES_dropper += $(MFLAG)
 endif
-endif
-
-# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
 always := $(hostprogs-y)
+else
+# MIPS system calls are defined based on the -mabi that is passed
+# to the toolchain which may or may not be a valid option
+# for the host toolchain. So disable tests if target architecture
+# is MIPS but the host isn't.
+ifndef CONFIG_MIPS
+always := $(hostprogs-y)
+endif
+endif