--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4102,17 +4102,26 @@ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $DSO_PIC_CFLAGS $DSO_L
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for __thread keyword for TLS variables,
                ac_cv_thread_keyword,
                [AC_TRY_LINK([__thread bool tlsIsMainThread = false;],
                             [return tlsIsMainThread;],
                             ac_cv_thread_keyword=yes,
                             ac_cv_thread_keyword=no)])
 LDFLAGS=$_SAVE_LDFLAGS
 if test "$ac_cv_thread_keyword" = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_THREAD_TLS_KEYWORD)
+  # mips builds fail with TLS variables because of a binutils bug.
+  # See bug 528687
+  case "${target}" in
+    mips*-*)
+      :
+      ;;
+    *)
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_THREAD_TLS_KEYWORD)
+      ;;
+  esac
 fi
 
 dnl Check for the existence of various allocation headers/functions
 
 MALLOC_H=
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(malloc.h,        [MALLOC_H=malloc.h])
 if test "$MALLOC_H" = ""; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(malloc/malloc.h, [MALLOC_H=malloc/malloc.h])