diff --git a/intel/uthash.h b/intel/uthash.h
index 45d1f9fc..62e16508 100644
--- a/intel/uthash.h
+++ b/intel/uthash.h
@@ -648,11 +648,11 @@ do {
 #define MUR_PLUS2_ALIGNED(p) (((unsigned long)p & 3UL) == 2UL)
 #define MUR_PLUS3_ALIGNED(p) (((unsigned long)p & 3UL) == 3UL)
 #define WP(p) ((uint32_t*)((unsigned long)(p) & ~3UL))
-#if (defined(__BIG_ENDIAN__) || defined(SPARC) || defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__))
+#ifdef HAVE_BIG_ENDIAN
 #define MUR_THREE_ONE(p) ((((*WP(p))&0x00ffffff) << 8) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0xff000000) >> 24))
 #define MUR_TWO_TWO(p)   ((((*WP(p))&0x0000ffff) <<16) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0xffff0000) >> 16))
 #define MUR_ONE_THREE(p) ((((*WP(p))&0x000000ff) <<24) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0xffffff00) >>  8))
-#else /* assume little endian non-intel */
+#else /* little endian non-intel */
 #define MUR_THREE_ONE(p) ((((*WP(p))&0xffffff00) >> 8) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0x000000ff) << 24))
 #define MUR_TWO_TWO(p)   ((((*WP(p))&0xffff0000) >>16) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0x0000ffff) << 16))
 #define MUR_ONE_THREE(p) ((((*WP(p))&0xff000000) >>24) | (((*(WP(p)+1))&0x00ffffff) <<  8))
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index e203965d..d2fdf792 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ if with_freedreno_kgsl and not with_freedreno
   error('cannot enable freedreno-kgsl without freedreno support')
 endif
 config.set10('_GNU_SOURCE', true)
+
+if target_machine.endian() == 'big'
+  config.set('HAVE_BIG_ENDIAN', 1)
+endif
+
 config_file = configure_file(
   configuration : config,
   output : 'config.h',