diff --git a/include/SDL_endian.h b/include/SDL_endian.h
index aee106a92..aa7d22ff3 100644
--- a/include/SDL_endian.h
+++ b/include/SDL_endian.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 /*@}*/
 
 #ifndef SDL_BYTEORDER	/* Not defined in SDL_config.h? */
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <endian.h>
+#define SDL_BYTEORDER  __BYTE_ORDER
+#else /* __linux __ */
 #if defined(__hppa__) || \
     defined(__m68k__) || defined(mc68000) || defined(_M_M68K) || \
     (defined(__MIPS__) && defined(__MISPEB__)) || \
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@
 #else
 #define SDL_BYTEORDER	SDL_LIL_ENDIAN
 #endif
+#endif /* __linux __ */
 #endif /* !SDL_BYTEORDER */