diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index f867ebe3474e..5e2abc3493de 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DEFCONFIG_x86        = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_arm64      = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_arm        = multi_v7_defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_mips32le   = malta_defconfig
-DEFCONFIG_mips32be   = malta_defconfig
+DEFCONFIG_mips32be   = malta_defconfig generic/eb.config
 DEFCONFIG_ppc        = pmac32_defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_ppc64      = powernv_be_defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_ppc64le    = powernv_defconfig
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ DEFCONFIG_s390       = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_loongarch  = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG            = $(DEFCONFIG_$(XARCH))
 
-EXTRACONFIG_mips32be = -d CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN -e CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 EXTRACONFIG           = $(EXTRACONFIG_$(XARCH))
 
 # optional tests to run (default = all)