diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-io.h b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-io.h
index 64590b86eb37ff3079ed8b5c8dd4c2ad76180206..d60d8d0679ea3dac1ff7f7738386e77032708fbc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-io.h
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-io.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline int i8042_platform_init(void)
 	if (check_legacy_ioport(I8042_DATA_REG))
 		return -ENODEV;
 #endif
-#if !defined(__sh__) && !defined(__alpha__)
+#if !defined(__sh__) && !defined(__alpha__) && !defined(__mips__)
 	if (!request_region(I8042_DATA_REG, 16, "i8042"))
 		return -EBUSY;
 #endif