diff --git a/poky/meta/conf/machine/qemumips64.conf b/poky/meta/conf/machine/qemumips64.conf
index a166a10..1872e7b 100644
--- a/poky/meta/conf/machine/qemumips64.conf
+++ b/poky/meta/conf/machine/qemumips64.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #@TYPE: Machine
-#@NAME: mti-malta64-be MIPS64
-#@DESCRIPTION: mti-malta64-be
+#@NAME: QEMU MIPS64 machine
+#@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running a MIPS64 system on QEMU
 
 require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
-require conf/machine/include/tune-mips64.inc
+require conf/machine/include/tune-mips64r2.inc
 require conf/machine/include/qemuboot-mips.inc
 
+QB_CPU = "-cpu MIPS64R2-generic"
+
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
 KERNEL_ALT_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux.bin"