diff --git a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.6.config b/board/qemu/mips32r2el-malta/linux-4.6.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.6.config
rename to board/qemu/mips32r2el-malta/linux-4.6.config
diff --git a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt b/board/qemu/mips32r2el-malta/readme.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt
rename to board/qemu/mips32r2el-malta/readme.txt
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips32r2el_malta_defconfig
similarity index 85%
rename from configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig
rename to configs/qemu_mips32r2el_malta_defconfig
index 4e4f838778..c103d9a402 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips32r2el_malta_defconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.6.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.6.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mips32r2el-malta/linux-4.6.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
 
 # Serial port config