diff --git a/libcontainer/system/syscall_linux_mipsx.go b/libcontainer/system/syscall_linux_mipsx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98a3f088b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcontainer/system/syscall_linux_mipsx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// +build linux,mips linux,mipsle linux,mips64 linux,mips64le
+
+package system
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Setuid sets the uid of the calling thread to the specified uid.
+func Setuid(uid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETUID, uintptr(uid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Setgid sets the gid of the calling thread to the specified gid.
+func Setgid(gid int) (err error) {
+	_, _, e1 := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_SETGID, uintptr(gid), 0, 0)
+	if e1 != 0 {
+		err = e1
+	}
+	return
+}
diff --git a/signalmap.go b/signalmap.go
index 39610f35f..b1c139a40 100644
--- a/signalmap.go
+++ b/signalmap.go
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // +build linux
+// +build !mips,!mipsle,!mips64,!mips64le
 
 package main
 
diff --git a/signalmap_mipsx.go b/signalmap_mipsx.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..046bf1529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signalmap_mipsx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// +build linux,mips linux,mipsle linux,mips64 linux,mips64le
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+var signalMap = map[string]syscall.Signal{
+	"ABRT":   unix.SIGABRT,
+	"ALRM":   unix.SIGALRM,
+	"BUS":    unix.SIGBUS,
+	"CHLD":   unix.SIGCHLD,
+	"CLD":    unix.SIGCLD,
+	"CONT":   unix.SIGCONT,
+	"FPE":    unix.SIGFPE,
+	"HUP":    unix.SIGHUP,
+	"ILL":    unix.SIGILL,
+	"INT":    unix.SIGINT,
+	"IO":     unix.SIGIO,
+	"IOT":    unix.SIGIOT,
+	"KILL":   unix.SIGKILL,
+	"PIPE":   unix.SIGPIPE,
+	"POLL":   unix.SIGPOLL,
+	"PROF":   unix.SIGPROF,
+	"PWR":    unix.SIGPWR,
+	"QUIT":   unix.SIGQUIT,
+	"SEGV":   unix.SIGSEGV,
+	"STOP":   unix.SIGSTOP,
+	"SYS":    unix.SIGSYS,
+	"TERM":   unix.SIGTERM,
+	"TRAP":   unix.SIGTRAP,
+	"TSTP":   unix.SIGTSTP,
+	"TTIN":   unix.SIGTTIN,
+	"TTOU":   unix.SIGTTOU,
+	"URG":    unix.SIGURG,
+	"USR1":   unix.SIGUSR1,
+	"USR2":   unix.SIGUSR2,
+	"VTALRM": unix.SIGVTALRM,
+	"WINCH":  unix.SIGWINCH,
+	"XCPU":   unix.SIGXCPU,
+	"XFSZ":   unix.SIGXFSZ,
+}