diff --git a/debian/config/mips/defines b/debian/config/mips/defines
index ee65d8872..523c05d03 100644
--- a/debian/config/mips/defines
+++ b/debian/config/mips/defines
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ flavours:
  octeon
 kernel-arch: mips
 
+[abi]
+ignore-changes:
+# Removal of EXT3_FS
+ journal_* log_start_commit log_wait_commit
+
 [image]
 configs:
  kernelarch-mips/config
diff --git a/debian/config/mipsel/defines b/debian/config/mipsel/defines
index 1b40b3c5b..5e99261b9 100644
--- a/debian/config/mipsel/defines
+++ b/debian/config/mipsel/defines
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ flavours:
  loongson-2f
 kernel-arch: mips
 
+[abi]
+ignore-changes:
+# Removal of EXT3_FS
+ journal_* log_start_commit log_wait_commit
+
 [image]
 configs:
  kernelarch-mips/config