diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fbee64a8..e15df7a5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "aarch64")
   set(ARCH "aarch64")
 elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "mips")
   # Just to avoid the “unknown processor” error.
+  set(ARCH "generic")
 elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} STREQUAL "ppc64le")
   set(ARCH "ppc64le")
 else()