diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mips-fix.patch b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mips-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f53edff4a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mips-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+--- qtscript/src/3rdparty/javascriptcore/JavaScriptCore/wtf/Platform.h	2016-12-07 06:58:00.000000000 +0100
++++ qtscript/src/3rdparty/javascriptcore/JavaScriptCore/wtf/Platform.h	2017-12-12 19:51:36.048485198 +0100
+@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
+ 
+ #if (defined(mips) || defined(__mips__) || defined(MIPS) || defined(_MIPS_))
+ #define WTF_CPU_MIPS 1
+-#include <sgidefs.h>
++#include <asm/sgidefs.h>
+ #if defined(__MIPSEB__)
+ #define WTF_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN 1
+ #endif
+--- qtwebengine/src/3rdparty/chromium/third_party/webrtc/typedefs.h	2017-01-03 10:28:53.000000000 +0100
++++ qtwebengine/src/3rdparty/chromium/third_party/webrtc/typedefs.h	2017-12-12 20:11:16.501569388 +0100
+@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
+ #elif defined(__pnacl__)
+ #define WEBRTC_ARCH_32_BITS
+ #define WEBRTC_ARCH_LITTLE_ENDIAN
++#elif defined(__MIPSEB__)
++#define WEBRTC_ARCH_32_BITS
++#define WEBRTC_ARCH_BIG_ENDIAN
++#elif defined(__MIPSEL__)
++#define WEBRTC_ARCH_32_BITS
++#define WEBRTC_ARCH_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+ #else
+ #error Please add support for your architecture in typedefs.h
+ #endif
+--- qtwebengine/src/3rdparty/chromium/build/build_config.h	2017-01-03 10:28:53.000000000 +0100
++++ qtwebengine/src/3rdparty/chromium/build/build_config.h	2017-12-12 22:35:11.094185212 +0100
+@@ -132,6 +132,11 @@
+ #define ARCH_CPU_MIPSEL 1
+ #define ARCH_CPU_32_BITS 1
+ #define ARCH_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN 1
+ #endif
++#elif defined(__MIPSEB__)
++#define ARCH_CPU_MIPS_FAMILY 1
++#define ARCH_CPU_MIPSEL 1
++#define ARCH_CPU_32_BITS 1
++#define ARCH_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN 1
+ #else
+ #error Please add support for your architecture in build/build_config.h
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mipseb-fix.patch b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mipseb-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f26831d8626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/mipseb-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--- qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncclient.cpp	2017-01-18 15:20:58.000000000 +0100
++++ qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncclient.cpp	2017-12-12 18:56:14.884248330 +0100
+@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
+         case 16: {
+             quint16 p = *reinterpret_cast<const quint16*>(src);
+ #if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+-            if (swapBytes)
+-                p = ((p & 0xff) << 8) | ((p & 0xff00) >> 8);
++            if (m_swapBytes)
++                p = (p << 8) | (p >> 8);
+ #endif
+             r = (p >> 11) & 0x1f;
+             g = (p >> 5) & 0x3f;
+@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
+         m_sameEndian = (QSysInfo::ByteOrder == QSysInfo::BigEndian) == !!m_pixelFormat.bigEndian;
+         m_needConversion = pixelConversionNeeded();
+ #if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+-        m_swapBytes = qvnc_screen->swapBytes();
++        m_swapBytes = m_server->screen()->swapBytes();
+ #endif
+     }
+ }
+@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
+         return true;
+ 
+ #if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+-    if (qvnc_screen->swapBytes())
++    if (m_server->screen()->swapBytes())
+         return true;
+ #endif
+ 
+--- qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncscreen.cpp	2017-01-18 15:20:58.000000000 +0100
++++ qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncscreen.cpp	2017-12-12 18:42:41.609190327 +0100
+@@ -172,14 +172,16 @@
+ }
+ 
+ #if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+-bool QVNCScreen::swapBytes() const
++bool QVncScreen::swapBytes() const
+ {
+     if (depth() != 16)
+         return false;
+-
+-    if (screen())
+-        return screen()->frameBufferLittleEndian();
+-    return frameBufferLittleEndian();
++    for (int y = 0; y < mScreenImage->height(); y++) {
++        quint16* p = reinterpret_cast<quint16*>(mScreenImage->scanLine(y));
++        for (int x = 0; x < mScreenImage->width(); x++, p++)
++            *p = (*p >> 8) | (*p << 8);
++    }
++    return true;
+ }
+ #endif
+ 
+--- qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncscreen.h	2017-01-18 15:20:58.000000000 +0100
++++ qtbase/src/plugins/platforms/vnc/qvncscreen.h	2017-12-12 17:38:29.003915557 +0100
+@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
+     void clearDirty() { dirtyRegion = QRegion(); }
+ 
+ #if Q_BYTE_ORDER == Q_BIG_ENDIAN
+-    bool swapBytes() const
++    bool swapBytes() const;
+ #endif
+ 
+     QStringList mArgs;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/qt-cross-enable_tools.patch b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/qt-cross-enable_tools.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1388c764a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/patches/qt-cross-enable_tools.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- qttools/src/src.pro	2017-01-02 07:50:13.000000000 +0100
++++ qttools/src/src.pro	2017-12-21 12:27:33.414867228 +0100
+@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
+ TEMPLATE = subdirs
+ 
+-qtHaveModule(widgets) {
+-    no-png {
+-        message("Some graphics-related tools are unavailable without PNG support")
+-    } else {
+-        SUBDIRS = assistant \
+-                  pixeltool \
+-                  designer
++SUBDIRS = assistant \
++	pixeltool \
++	designer \
++	linguist \
++	qdoc \
++	qtattributionsscanner
+ 
+-        linguist.depends = designer
+-    }
+-}
+-
+-SUBDIRS += linguist \
+-    qdoc \
+-    qtattributionsscanner
++linguist.depends = designer
+ 
+ !android|android_app: SUBDIRS += qtplugininfo
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/template b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
index 29aaa8808e6..a2af1c4a89d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ CXXFLAGS+=" -Wno-deprecated-declarations -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks"
 LDFLAGS="-pthread -ldl -fPIE"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv5*|mips*) # Won't build for these
+		broken=yes
+		;;
 	armv7*) # Force use of neon and enable libvpx
 		CXXFLAGS+=" -mfpu=neon"
 		;;