diff --git a/include/asm-mips/module.h b/include/asm-mips/module.h
index 2a81e02a3035..2be399311eec 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/module.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/module.h
@@ -75,4 +75,54 @@ search_module_dbetables(unsigned long addr)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "MIPS32_R1"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "MIPS32_R2"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R1
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "MIPS64_R1"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_MIPS64_R2
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "MIPS64_R2"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R3000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R3000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_TX39XX
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "TX39XX"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_VR41XX
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "VR41XX"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R4300
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R4300"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R4X00
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R4X00"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_TX49XX
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "TX49XX"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R5000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R5000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R5432
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R5432"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R6000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R6000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_NEVADA
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "NEVADA"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R8000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R8000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_R10000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "R10000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_RM7000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "RM7000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_RM9000
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "RM9000"
+#elif defined CONFIG_CPU_SB1
+#define MODULE_PROC_FAMILY "SB1"
+#else
+#error MODULE_PROC_FAMILY undefined for your processor configuration
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+#define MODULE_KERNEL_TYPE "32BIT "
+#elif defined CONFIG_64BIT
+#define MODULE_KERNEL_TYPE "64BIT "
+#endif
+
+#define MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC MODULE_PROC_FAMILY MODULE_KERNEL_TYPE
+
 #endif /* _ASM_MODULE_H */