diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_9.6p1.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_9.6p1.bb
index 6366cefdf9..1fd36a266f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_9.6p1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssh/openssh_9.6p1.bb
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "'LOGIN_PROGRAM=${base_bindir}/login' \
 # musl doesn't implement wtmp/utmp and logwtmp
 EXTRA_OECONF:append:libc-musl = " --disable-wtmp --disable-lastlog"
 
+# Work around ICE on mips/mips64 starting in 9.6p1
+EXTRA_OECONF:append:mips = " --without-hardening"
+EXTRA_OECONF:append:mips64 = " --without-hardening"
+
 # Since we do not depend on libbsd, we do not want configure to use it
 # just because it finds libutil.h.  But, specifying --disable-libutil
 # causes compile errors, so...