diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
index ceaed692fc..9c023bc8f6 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
@@ -1,22 +1,13 @@
-export MEMORY_BASE=0x80000000
-export MEMORY_SIZE=1M
-export APP_START=0x80000000
-
-include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/mips.inc.mk
 
 export USEMODULE += periph
 export USEMODULE += periph_common
 export USEMODULE += newlib
 
-# mips32 needs periph_timer for its gettimeofday() implementation
-export USEMODULE += periph_timer
-
 ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
   #Use UHI to handle syscalls
-  export LINKFLAGS += -luhi -Tuhi32.ld
+  export LINKFLAGS += -luhi
   export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_mips_uhi
 else
   #Use RIOT to handle syscalls (default)
-  export LINKFLAGS += -Tuhi32.ld
   export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
 endif
diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
index d3df4a298b..d1565e3136 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
@@ -3,19 +3,9 @@ export MEMORY_SIZE=1M
 export APP_START=0x80000000
 
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/mips.inc.mk
+include $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
 
-export USEMODULE += periph
-export USEMODULE += periph_common
-export USEMODULE += newlib
-
+# mips32 needs periph_timer for its gettimeofday() implementation
 export USEMODULE += periph_timer
 
-ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
-  #Use UHI to handle syscalls
-  export LINKFLAGS += -luhi -Tuhi32.ld
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_mips_uhi
-else
-  #Use RIOT to handle syscalls (default)
-  export LINKFLAGS += -Tuhi32.ld
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
-endif
+export LINKFLAGS += -Tuhi32.ld
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile.include
index 0b930d2e8f..a187cc9224 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mx/Makefile.include
@@ -2,23 +2,12 @@ export ROMABLE = 1
 
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/mips.inc.mk
 include $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
+include $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
 
 # define build specific options
 export CFLAGS += -march=m4k -DSKIP_COPY_TO_RAM
 
 export USEMODULE += mips_pic32_common
-export USEMODULE += periph
-export USEMODULE += periph_common
-export USEMODULE += newlib
-
-ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
-  #Use UHI to handle syscalls
-  export LINKFLAGS += -luhi
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_mips_uhi
-else
-  #Use RIOT to handle syscalls (default)
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
-endif
 
 export LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--defsym,__use_excpt_boot=0 $(CFLAGS)
 export LINKFLAGS += -Tpic32mx512_12_128_uhi.ld
diff --git a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile.include
index cbff7d409f..6c411558da 100644
--- a/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips_pic32mz/Makefile.include
@@ -2,25 +2,13 @@ export ROMABLE = 1
 
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/mips.inc.mk
 include $(RIOTCPU)/mips_pic32_common/Makefile.include
+include $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
 
 # define build specific options
 export CFLAGS += -march=m5101 -mmicromips -DSKIP_COPY_TO_RAM
 export CFLAGS += -DMIPS_MICROMIPS
 
 export USEMODULE += mips_pic32_common
-export USEMODULE += periph
-export USEMODULE += periph_common
-export USEMODULE += newlib
-
-ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
-  #Use UHI to handle syscalls
-  export LINKFLAGS += -luhi
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_mips_uhi
-else
-  #Use RIOT to handle syscalls (default)
-  export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
-endif
-
 
 export LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--defsym,__use_excpt_boot=0 $(CFLAGS)
 export LINKFLAGS += -Tpic32mz2048_uhi.ld