--- a/openvdb/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openvdb/openvdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ if(TARGET TBB::tbbmalloc AND TARGET TBB::tbbmalloc_proxy)
   )
 endif()
 
+if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mips")
+  list(APPEND OPENVDB_CORE_DEPENDENT_LIBS atomic)
+endif()
+
 ##########################################################################
 
 ##### Core library configuration