diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
index 4890dd93420..0abe730c375 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/elf/elf.exp
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ if { [is_elf_format] } then {
 	    riscv*-*-* {
 		set as_flags "$as_flags -march-attr"
 	    }
+	    mips*-*-* {
+		# Irix has no pdr section by default.
+		set as_flags "$as_flags -mpdr"
+	    }
 	}
 	run_elf_list_test "section2" "$target_machine" "$as_flags" "-s" ""
     }
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/call-nonpic-1-irix.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/call-nonpic-1-irix.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cff1ca672b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/call-nonpic-1-irix.d
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#as: -mabi=32 -mips2 -call_nonpic
+#objdump: -pdr
+#source: call-nonpic-1.s
+
+.*
+private flags = 10000004: .*
+
+MIPS ABI Flags Version: 0
+
+ISA: MIPS2
+GPR size: 32
+CPR1 size: 32
+CPR2 size: 0
+FP ABI: Hard float \(double precision\)
+ISA Extension: None
+ASEs:
+	None
+FLAGS 1: 00000000
+FLAGS 2: 00000000
+
+
+Disassembly of section \.text:
+
+0+0 <\.text>:
+.* 	lui	t9,0x0
+.*: R_MIPS_HI16	foo
+.* 	addiu	t9,t9,0
+.*: R_MIPS_LO16	foo
+.* 	jalr	t9
+.* 	nop
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel26.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel26.d
index aeb4e16d178..71fbe83d4b6 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel26.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/elf-rel26.d
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#as: -mips32 -32 -EL -KPIC
+#as: -mips32 -32 -EL -KPIC -mpdr
 #readelf: --relocs
 #name: MIPS ELF reloc 26
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/irix-no-pdr.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/irix-no-pdr.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7268e020c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/irix-no-pdr.d
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#objdump: -rst
+#name: Irix has no .pdr section
+#as: -32 -mips32
+#source: sync.s
+
+#failif
+.*\.pdr.*
+#pass
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
index 4bfb350beb9..336eb6afbde 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips.exp
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ if { [istarget mips*-*-vxworks*] } {
     run_dump_test "comdat-reloc"
     run_dump_test "comdat-reloc-r6"
 
-    run_dump_test "${tmips}mips${el}16-e"
+    run_dump_test "${tmips}mips${el}16-e${imips}"
     run_dump_test "${tmips}mips${el}16-f"
 
     run_dump_test "elf-consthilo"
@@ -1553,7 +1553,8 @@ if { [istarget mips*-*-vxworks*] } {
 	[mips_arch_list_matching mips1 !singlefloat]
 
     run_dump_test "mips16-vis-1"
-    run_dump_test "call-nonpic-1"
+    # Irix sets use_e_mips_abi_o32=0.  See gas/configure.ac.
+    run_dump_test "call-nonpic-1${imips}"
     run_dump_test "mips32-sync"
     run_dump_test_arches "mips32r2-sync" [lsort -dictionary -unique [concat \
 					[mips_arch_list_matching mips32r2] \
@@ -2187,4 +2188,10 @@ if { [istarget mips*-*-vxworks*] } {
 	run_dump_test "global-local-symtab-sort-n32${tmips}"
 	run_dump_test "global-local-symtab-sort-n64${tmips}"
     }
+
+    # Gas doesn't generate .pdr section for Irix objects by default.
+    # See `int mips_flag_pdr` in tc-mips.c.
+    if [istarget *-*-irix*] {
+      run_dump_test "irix-no-pdr"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e-irix.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e-irix.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b473deb281
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e-irix.d
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#objdump: -rst --special-syms -mips16
+#name: MIPS16 reloc
+#as: -32 -mips16 -mips32 -mpdr
+#source: mips16-e.s
+
+# The Irix 5 and 6 assemblers set the type of any common symbol and
+# any undefined non-function symbol to STT_OBJECT.
+# See `mips_frob_symbol` in tc-mips.c.
+
+# Check MIPS16 reloc processing
+
+.*: +file format elf.*mips.*
+
+SYMBOL TABLE:
+0+0000000 l    d  \.text	0+0000000 (|\.text)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.data	0+0000000 (|\.data)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.bss	0+0000000 (|\.bss)
+0+0000000 l    d  foo	0+0000000 (|foo)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.reginfo	0+0000000 (|\.reginfo)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.MIPS\.abiflags	0+0000000 (|\.MIPS\.abiflags)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.(mdebug|pdr)	0+0000000 (|\.mdebug|\.pdr)
+0+0000000 l    d  \.gnu\.attributes	0+0000000 (|\.gnu\.attributes)
+0+0000002 l       \.text	0+0000000 0xf0 l1
+0+0000004 l       \.text	0+0000000 0xf0 \.L1.*1
+0+0000000       O \*UND\*	0+0000000 g1
+
+
+RELOCATION RECORDS FOR \[foo\]:
+OFFSET +TYPE +VALUE
+0+0000000 R_MIPS_32         l1
+0+0000004 R_MIPS_32         l1
+0+0000008 R_MIPS_32         \.L1.*1
+0+000000c R_MIPS_32         \.L1.*1
+0+0000010 R_MIPS_32         g1
+0+0000014 R_MIPS_32         g1
+
+
+Contents of section \.text:
+ 0000 65006500 65006500 65006500 65006500  .*
+Contents of section \.reginfo:
+ 0000 00010000 00000000 00000000 00000000  .*
+ 0010 00000000 00000000                    .*
+Contents of section \.MIPS\.abiflags:
+ .*
+ .*
+Contents of section foo:
+ 0000 00000000 00000008 00000000 00000003  .*
+ 0010 00000000 00000008 00000000 00000000  .*
+Contents of section \.gnu\.attributes:
+ .*
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e.d
index d4522d6e7c8..9a7c3e82c0c 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-e.d
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #objdump: -rst --special-syms -mips16
 #name: MIPS16 reloc
-#as: -32 -mips16 -mips32
+#as: -32 -mips16 -mips32 -mpdr
 
 # Check MIPS16 reloc processing
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-f.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-f.d
index 62e30a31840..0ed246cfbba 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-f.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-f.d
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #objdump: -rst -mips16
 #name: MIPS16 reloc 2
-#as: -32 -mips16 -mips32
+#as: -32 -mips16 -mips32 -mpdr
 
 # Check MIPS16 reloc processing
 
diff --git a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-hilo-match.d b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-hilo-match.d
index 76ad7b39cdd..7b42f6946c1 100644
--- a/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-hilo-match.d
+++ b/gas/testsuite/gas/mips/mips16-hilo-match.d
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #objdump: -r 
-#as: -mabi=32 -march=mips1
+#as: -mabi=32 -march=mips1 -mpdr
 #name: MIPS16 mips16-hilo-match
 
 .*: +file format .*mips.*
