# when specifying the start address of the next.
#
-# We use a start address of __start for Irix 5, _start for other
-# targets. This is for compatibility with Irix 5, and with old MIPS
-# ELF toolchains.
+# We use a start address of __start for Irix 5 and GNU/Linux/MIPS,
+# _start for other targets. This is for compatibility with Irix 5,
+# and with old MIPS ELF toolchains.
if [ -z "$ENTRY" ]; then
case "${target}" in
mips*-*-irix5*) ENTRY=__start ;;