diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b267233e4d..6775dd1de9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-linux-gnu-ld),)
   CROSS := mips64-linux-gnu-
 else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips64-elf-ld),)
   CROSS := mips64-elf-
+else ifneq ($(call find-command,mips-suse-linux-ld),)
+  CROSS := mips-suse-linux-
 else
   $(error Unable to detect a suitable MIPS toolchain installed)
 endif
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e708a8b8a8..0872b8dbcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ distributions with support in the makefile, and examples of distros that offer t
 * `mips64-elf-` (Arch AUR)
 * `mips-linux-gnu-` (Ubuntu and other Debian-based distros)
 * `mips64-linux-gnu-` (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora)
+* `mips-suse-linux-` (openSUSE)
 
 You may also use [Docker](#docker-installation) to handle installing an image with minimal dependencies.