diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArch.td b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArch.td
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArch.td
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArch.td
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 def : ProcessorModel<"generic-la32", NoSchedModel, []>;
 def : ProcessorModel<"generic-la64", NoSchedModel, [Feature64Bit]>;
 
+// Support generic for compatibility with other targets. The triple will be used
+// to change to the appropriate la32/la64 version.
+def : ProcessorModel<"generic", NoSchedModel, []>;
+
 def : ProcessorModel<"la464", NoSchedModel, [Feature64Bit,
                                              FeatureExtLASX,
                                              FeatureExtLVZ,
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArchSubtarget.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArchSubtarget.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArchSubtarget.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/LoongArchSubtarget.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     const Triple &TT, StringRef CPU, StringRef TuneCPU, StringRef FS,
     StringRef ABIName) {
   bool Is64Bit = TT.isArch64Bit();
-  if (CPU.empty())
+  if (CPU.empty() || CPU == "generic")
     CPU = Is64Bit ? "generic-la64" : "generic-la32";
 
   if (TuneCPU.empty())
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/MCTargetDesc/LoongArchMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/MCTargetDesc/LoongArchMCTargetDesc.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/MCTargetDesc/LoongArchMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/LoongArch/MCTargetDesc/LoongArchMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 static MCSubtargetInfo *
 createLoongArchMCSubtargetInfo(const Triple &TT, StringRef CPU, StringRef FS) {
-  if (CPU.empty())
+  if (CPU.empty() || CPU == "generic")
     CPU = TT.isArch64Bit() ? "la464" : "generic-la32";
   return createLoongArchMCSubtargetInfoImpl(TT, CPU, /*TuneCPU*/ CPU, FS);
 }