diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/patches/106-Configure-fixup-for-octeon.patch b/package/libs/openssl/patches/106-Configure-fixup-for-octeon.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f46ff72ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/patches/106-Configure-fixup-for-octeon.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Configure
++++ b/Configure
+@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ if ($target =~ /^mingw/ && `$config{CC}
+         }
+ 
+ if ($target =~ /linux.*-mips/ && !$disabled{asm}
+-        && !grep { $_ =~ /-m(ips|arch=)/ } (@{$config{CFLAGS}})) {
++        && !grep { $_ !~ /-m(ips|arch=)/ } (@{$config{CFLAGS}})) {
+         # minimally required architecture flags for assembly modules
+         my $value;
+         $value = '-mips2' if ($target =~ /mips32/);