diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
index 4a2019cea5..e2c47907a5 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 ?= "3.8%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.8%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.8%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.8%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips64 ?= "3.8%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.8%"
 
 SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${TARGET_ARCH}"