diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index 4ef3343ab..4dd45a6aa 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
 
   ld = find_program('ld', required : false)
 
-  if build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
+  if build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found() and \
+      build_machine.cpu_family() != 'mips' and build_machine.cpu_family() != 'mips64'
     test_gresource_binary = custom_target('test5.gresource',
       input : 'test5.gresource.xml',
       output : 'test5.gresource',