diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8f84100b3..99b8bb60a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ linux (4.5.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [arm,x86] Fix memory corruption in KVM with THP enabled.
   * [mips*/octeon] Add support for byte swapped initramfs to handle u-boot and
     kernel running with a different endianness.
+  * [mipsel/octeon] Activate flavour on mipsel.
 
   [ Roger Shimizu ]
   * netfilter: Enable NF_DUP_NETDEV / NFT_DUP_NETDEV / NFT_FWD_NETDEV
diff --git a/debian/config/mipsel/defines b/debian/config/mipsel/defines
index 536455a4a..30682f72f 100644
--- a/debian/config/mipsel/defines
+++ b/debian/config/mipsel/defines
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ flavours:
  loongson-2e
  loongson-2f
  loongson-3
+ octeon
 kernel-arch: mips
 
 [build]
@@ -51,3 +52,9 @@ hardware-long: Loongson 3A or 3B based systems (e.g. from Loongson or Lemote)
 [loongson-3_image]
 configs: kernelarch-mips/config.loongson-3
 
+[octeon_description]
+hardware: Octeon
+hardware-long: Cavium Networks Octeon
+
+[octeon_image]
+configs: kernelarch-mips/config.octeon