diff --git a/compiler/fpcdefs.inc b/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
index 056e6101ab..d3ba0528f6 100644
--- a/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
+++ b/compiler/fpcdefs.inc
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
   {$define cpufpemu}
   {$define cpurefshaveindexreg}
   {$define cpucapabilities}
+  {$define cpuneedsmulhelper}
   {$define cpuneedsdivhelper}
   {$define cpu_uses_separate_address_registers}
 {$endif m68k}
diff --git a/compiler/m68k/n68kadd.pas b/compiler/m68k/n68kadd.pas
index d5674a44bc..4513b37fd9 100644
--- a/compiler/m68k/n68kadd.pas
+++ b/compiler/m68k/n68kadd.pas
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface
        protected
           function use_generic_mul64bit: boolean; override;
           function use_generic_mul32to64: boolean; override;
+          function use_mul_helper: boolean; override;
           procedure second_addfloat;override;
           procedure second_cmpfloat;override;
           procedure second_addordinal;override;
@@ -359,6 +360,11 @@ implementation
                                 Ordinals
 *****************************************************************************}
 
+    function t68kaddnode.use_mul_helper: boolean;
+      begin
+        result:=(nodetype=muln) and not (CPUM68K_HAS_32BITMUL in cpu_capabilities[current_settings.cputype]);
+      end;
+
     procedure t68kaddnode.second_addordinal;
       const
         mul_op_signed: array[boolean] of tasmop = ( A_MULU, A_MULS );