diff --git a/unix/linux/types.go b/unix/linux/types.go
index 4882ad40..4a6a224e 100644
--- a/unix/linux/types.go
+++ b/unix/linux/types.go
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ struct my_epoll_event {
 	// padding is not specified in linux/eventpoll.h but added to conform to the
 	// alignment requirements of EABI
 	int32_t padFd;
-#elif defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(__s390x__) || defined(__sparc__) || defined(__riscv)
+#elif defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(__s390x__) || defined(__sparc__) || defined(__riscv) \
+		|| (defined(__mips__) && _MIPS_SIM == _MIPS_SIM_ABI64)
 	int32_t _padFd;
 #endif
 	int32_t fd;
diff --git a/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64.go b/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64.go
index 81a818b0..c787be35 100644
--- a/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64.go
+++ b/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64.go
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ type Ustat_t struct {
 
 type EpollEvent struct {
 	Events uint32
+	_      int32
 	Fd     int32
 	Pad    int32
 }
diff --git a/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64le.go b/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64le.go
index 214e345b..54191231 100644
--- a/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64le.go
+++ b/unix/ztypes_linux_mips64le.go
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ type Ustat_t struct {
 
 type EpollEvent struct {
 	Events uint32
+	_      int32
 	Fd     int32
 	Pad    int32
 }