diff --git a/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam b/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
index 2ba54f9a..c3779d91 100644
--- a/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
+++ b/checks/architecture/Jamfile.jam
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ obj 64 : 64.cpp ;
 
 obj arm      : arm.cpp ;
 obj combined : combined.cpp ;
-obj mips1    : mips1.cpp ;
+obj mips     : mips.cpp ;
+alias mips1  : mips ; # Backwards compatibility
 obj power    : power.cpp ;
 obj riscv    : riscv.cpp ;
 obj sparc    : sparc.cpp ;
diff --git a/checks/architecture/mips1.cpp b/checks/architecture/mips.cpp
similarity index 89%
rename from checks/architecture/mips1.cpp
rename to checks/architecture/mips.cpp
index b4a670b8..85f85583 100644
--- a/checks/architecture/mips1.cpp
+++ b/checks/architecture/mips.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// mips1.cpp
+// mips.cpp
 //
 // Copyright (c) 2012 Steven Watanabe
 //
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 
 #if !(defined(__mips) || defined(_MIPS_ISA_MIPS1) || defined(_R3000))
-#error "Not MIPS1"
+#error "Not MIPS"
 #endif