diff -Naur MPlayer-1.0pre5.orig/configure MPlayer-1.0pre5/configure
--- MPlayer-1.0pre5.orig/configure      2004-08-23 21:18:26.000000000 -0600
+++ MPlayer-1.0pre5/configure   2004-08-23 22:16:15.000000000 -0600
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
       arm*) host_arch=arm ;;
       s390) host_arch=s390 ;;
       s390x) host_arch=s390x ;;
-      mips) host_arch=mips ;;
+      mips*) host_arch=mips ;;
       vax) host_arch=vax ;;
       *) host_arch=UNKNOWN ;;
     esac