diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1f3b7fd16c3a2019089b1c8894975c5f40f0569..9e6cf25470a072dc95b3e5acf2df457f07546eb2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1136,11 +1136,6 @@ vct_platinumavc_onenand_small_config: unconfig
 		echo "#define CONFIG_VCT_SMALL_IMAGE" >> $(obj)include/config.h
 	@$(MKCONFIG)  -n $@ -a vct mips mips vct micronas
 
-qemu_mips_config	: unconfig
-	@mkdir -p $(obj)include
-	@echo "#define CONFIG_QEMU_MIPS 1" >$(obj)include/config.h
-	@$(MKCONFIG) -a qemu-mips mips mips qemu-mips
-
 #========================================================================
 # Nios
 #========================================================================
diff --git a/boards.cfg b/boards.cfg
index f1f2506c4108fe1ad8a13a7ab40f1e2c656212f4..cb67d2a0fb1dc99645d1841280bb0ea4a47e86ed 100644
--- a/boards.cfg
+++ b/boards.cfg
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ dbau1550_el                  mips        mips        dbau1x00            -
 gth2                         mips        mips
 pb1000                       mips        mips        pb1x00              -              -           pb1x00:PB1000
 purple                       mips        mips
+qemu_mips                    mips        mips        qemu-mips           -              -           qemu-mips
 tb0229                       mips        mips
 PCI5441                      nios2       nios2       pci5441             psyent
 PK1C20                       nios2       nios2       pk1c20              psyent