diff --git a/drivers/net/can/Makefile b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
index fc9304143f449c8eee3aaddcaf1d701fc90b7bb5..c533c62b0f5ee7456c152e29f07e302924edb8a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/can/Makefile
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_GRCAN)		+= grcan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_RCAR)		+= rcar_can.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CAN_XILINXCAN)	+= xilinx_can.o
 
-subdir-ccflags-$(CONFIG_CAN_DEBUG_DEVICES) := -DDEBUG
+subdir-ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__
+subdir-ccflags-$(CONFIG_CAN_DEBUG_DEVICES) += -DDEBUG