diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/util.go b/src/cmd/dist/util.go
index 1b42954cc3..1b5d1f97b2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/util.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/util.go
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if gohostarch == "arm" {
+	if gohostarch == "arm" || gohostarch == "mips64" || gohostarch == "mips64le" {
 		maxbg = min(maxbg, runtime.NumCPU())
 	}
 	bginit()