diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index e5e7ce329e4..02b963fc1ff 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-05-19  Thiemo Seufer <seufer@csv.ica.uni-stuttgart.de>
+
+	* cpu-mips.c (mips_compatible): Don't try to check machine
+	compatibility.
+
 2002-05-18  Tom Rix  <trix@redhat.com>
 
 	* coff64-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff64_swap_aux_out):  Fix C_FILE auxent.
diff --git a/bfd/cpu-mips.c b/bfd/cpu-mips.c
index d54b0a55891..d5343ff31ef 100644
--- a/bfd/cpu-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/cpu-mips.c
@@ -37,11 +37,8 @@ mips_compatible (a, b)
   if (a->arch != b->arch)
     return NULL;
 
-  if (a->mach > b->mach)
-    return a;
-
-  if (b->mach > a->mach)
-    return b;
+  /* Machine compatibility is checked in
+     _bfd_mips_elf_merge_private_bfd_data.  */
 
   return a;
 }