diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
index b0ddf0701a316cbf517039cdf9a1d8341bbb1fa9..4b7f5a648c7986355a81d641fa39b3895d0197b5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 PHONY := __archpost
 __archpost:
 
-include include/config/auto.conf
+-include include/config/auto.conf
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
 
 CMD_RELOCS = arch/mips/boot/tools/relocs