diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink b/arch/mips/Makefile.postlink
index b0ddf0701a31..4b7f5a648c79 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