diff --git a/webrtc/build/common.gypi b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
index 85a0cf6c7f..4322f37d38 100644
--- a/webrtc/build/common.gypi
+++ b/webrtc/build/common.gypi
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
       ['target_arch=="arm" or target_arch=="arm64"', {
         'prefer_fixed_point%': 1,
       }],
-      ['OS!="ios" and (target_arch!="arm" or arm_version>=7)', {
+      ['OS!="ios" and (target_arch!="arm" or arm_version>=7) and target_arch!="mips64el"', {
         'rtc_use_openmax_dl%': 1,
       }, {
         'rtc_use_openmax_dl%': 0,
diff --git a/webrtc/build/webrtc.gni b/webrtc/build/webrtc.gni
index 95538f64a6..e687af861a 100644
--- a/webrtc/build/webrtc.gni
+++ b/webrtc/build/webrtc.gni
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ declare_args() {
     rtc_prefer_fixed_point = true
   }
 
+  # TODO(ljubomir): Unset rtc_use_openmax_dl for mips64el once mips64el gets
+  # supported in GN (since openmax_dl is not supported for mips64el).
   if (!is_ios && (cpu_arch != "arm" || arm_version >= 7)) {
     rtc_use_openmax_dl = true
   } else {