A simpler workaround (no need to rebuild binutils) might be setting:
LOADADDR := 0x88010000
for CONFIG_SGI_IP22 in arch/mips/Makefile.
And/or CONFIG_SGI_IP32. I've seen the issue appear there as well.
--Kumba
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