Index: lib/Target/Mips/Mips.td
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/Mips/Mips.td
+++ lib/Target/Mips/Mips.td
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
 def FeatureMadd4 : SubtargetFeature<"nomadd4", "DisableMadd4", "true",
                                     "Disable 4-operand madd.fmt and related instructions">;
 
+def FeatureLongCalls : SubtargetFeature<"long-calls", "UseLongCalls", "true",
+                                        "Disable use of the jal instruction">;
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // Mips processors supported.
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
Index: lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
+++ lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
@@ -3021,6 +3021,15 @@
   EVT Ty = Callee.getValueType();
   bool GlobalOrExternal = false, IsCallReloc = false;
 
+  if (Subtarget.useLongCalls() && Subtarget.hasSym32() && !IsPIC) {
+    // Get the address of the callee into a register to prevent
+    // using of the `jal` instruction for the direct call.
+    if (auto *N = dyn_cast<GlobalAddressSDNode>(Callee))
+      Callee = getAddrNonPIC(N, SDLoc(N), Ty, DAG);
+    else if (auto *N = dyn_cast<ExternalSymbolSDNode>(Callee))
+      Callee = getAddrNonPIC(N, SDLoc(N), Ty, DAG);
+  }
+
   if (GlobalAddressSDNode *G = dyn_cast<GlobalAddressSDNode>(Callee)) {
     if (IsPIC) {
       const GlobalValue *Val = G->getGlobal();
Index: lib/Target/Mips/MipsSubtarget.h
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/Mips/MipsSubtarget.h
+++ lib/Target/Mips/MipsSubtarget.h
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
   // related instructions.
   bool DisableMadd4;
 
+  // Disable use of the `jal` instruction.
+  bool UseLongCalls = false;
+
   InstrItineraryData InstrItins;
 
   // We can override the determination of whether we are in mips16 mode
@@ -265,6 +268,8 @@
 
   bool useSoftFloat() const { return IsSoftFloat; }
 
+  bool useLongCalls() const { return UseLongCalls; }
+
   bool enableLongBranchPass() const {
     return hasStandardEncoding() || allowMixed16_32();
   }
Index: test/CodeGen/Mips/long-calls.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/CodeGen/Mips/long-calls.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+; RUN: llc -march=mips -mattr=-long-calls %s -o - \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=OFF %s
+; RUN: llc -march=mips -mattr=+long-calls %s -o - \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck -check-prefix=ON %s
+
+declare void @callee()
+declare void @llvm.memset.p0i8.i32(i8* nocapture writeonly, i8, i32, i32, i1)
+
+@val = internal unnamed_addr global [20 x i32] zeroinitializer, align 4
+
+define void @caller() {
+
+; Use `jal` instruction with R_MIPS_26 relocation.
+; OFF: jal callee
+; OFF: jal memset
+
+; Save the `callee` and `memset` addresses in $25 register
+; and use `jalr` for the jumps.
+; ON:  lui    $1, %hi(callee)
+; ON:  addiu  $25, $1, %lo(callee)
+; ON:  jalr   $25
+
+; ON:  addiu  $1, $zero, %lo(memset)
+; ON:  lui    $2, %hi(memset)
+; ON:  addu   $25, $2, $1
+; ON:  jalr   $25
+
+  call void @callee()
+  call void @llvm.memset.p0i8.i32(i8* bitcast ([20 x i32]* @val to i8*), i8 0, i32 80, i32 4, i1 false)
+  ret  void
+}