diff --git a/ports/sysdeps/mips/math_private.h b/ports/sysdeps/mips/math_private.h
index 6b99957..0ac18fd 100644
--- a/ports/sysdeps/mips/math_private.h
+++ b/ports/sysdeps/mips/math_private.h
@@ -26,6 +26,119 @@
 # define HIGH_ORDER_BIT_IS_SET_FOR_SNAN
 #endif
 
+/* Inline functions to speed up the math library implementation.  The
+   default versions of these routines are in generic/math_private.h
+   and call fesetround, feholdexcept, etc.  These routines use inlined
+   code instead.  */
+
+#ifdef __mips_hard_float
+
+#include <fenv.h>
+#include <fenv_libc.h>
+#include <fpu_control.h>
+
+static __always_inline void
+libc_feholdexcept_mips (fenv_t *envp)
+{
+  fpu_control_t cw;
+
+  /* Save the current state.  */
+  _FPU_GETCW (cw);
+  envp->__fp_control_register = cw;
+
+  /* Clear all exception enable bits and flags.  */
+  cw &= ~(_FPU_MASK_V|_FPU_MASK_Z|_FPU_MASK_O|_FPU_MASK_U|_FPU_MASK_I|FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
+  _FPU_SETCW (cw);
+}
+#define libc_feholdexcept libc_feholdexcept_mips
+#define libc_feholdexceptf libc_feholdexcept_mips
+#define libc_feholdexceptl libc_feholdexcept_mips
+
+static __always_inline void
+libc_fesetround_mips (int round)
+{
+  fpu_control_t cw;
+
+  /* Get current state.  */
+  _FPU_GETCW (cw);
+
+  /* Set rounding bits.  */
+  cw &= ~0x3;
+  cw |= round;
+
+  /* Set new state.  */
+  _FPU_SETCW (cw);
+}
+#define libc_fesetround libc_fesetround_mips
+#define libc_fesetroundf libc_fesetround_mips
+#define libc_fesetroundl libc_fesetround_mips
+
+static __always_inline void
+libc_feholdexcept_setround_mips (fenv_t *envp, int round)
+{
+  fpu_control_t cw;
+
+  /* Save the current state.  */
+  _FPU_GETCW (cw);
+  envp->__fp_control_register = cw;
+
+  /* Clear all exception enable bits and flags.  */
+  cw &= ~(_FPU_MASK_V|_FPU_MASK_Z|_FPU_MASK_O|_FPU_MASK_U|_FPU_MASK_I|FE_ALL_EXCEPT);
+
+  /* Set rounding bits.  */
+  cw &= ~0x3;
+  cw |= round;
+
+  /* Set new state.  */
+  _FPU_SETCW (cw);
+}
+#define libc_feholdexcept_setround libc_feholdexcept_setround_mips
+#define libc_feholdexcept_setroundf libc_feholdexcept_setround_mips
+#define libc_feholdexcept_setroundl libc_feholdexcept_setround_mips
+
+static __always_inline void
+libc_fesetenv_mips (fenv_t *envp)
+{
+  fpu_control_t cw;
+
+  /* Read first current state to flush fpu pipeline.  */
+  _FPU_GETCW (cw);
+
+  if (envp == FE_DFL_ENV)
+    _FPU_SETCW (_FPU_DEFAULT);
+  else if (envp == FE_NOMASK_ENV)
+    _FPU_SETCW (_FPU_IEEE);
+  else
+    _FPU_SETCW (envp->__fp_control_register);
+}
+#define libc_fesetenv libc_fesetenv_mips
+#define libc_fesetenvf libc_fesetenv_mips
+#define libc_fesetenvl libc_fesetenv_mips
+
+static __always_inline void
+libc_feupdateenv_mips (fenv_t *envp)
+{
+  int temp;
+
+  /* Save current exceptions.  */
+  _FPU_GETCW (temp);
+
+  /* Set flag bits (which are accumulative), and *also* set the
+     cause bits. The setting of the cause bits is what actually causes
+     the hardware to generate the exception, if the corresponding enable
+     bit is set as well.  */
+  temp &= FE_ALL_EXCEPT;
+  temp |= envp->__fp_control_register | (temp << CAUSE_SHIFT);
+
+  /* Set new state.  */
+  _FPU_SETCW (temp);
+}
+#define libc_feupdateenv libc_feupdateenv_mips
+#define libc_feupdateenvf libc_feupdateenv_mips
+#define libc_feupdateenvl libc_feupdateenv_mips
+
+#endif
+
 #include_next <math_private.h>
 
 #endif