diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 817e5cfef83a933e8d66bfd62a7c908a1af92f2c..36ae4454554ce1a11cc65848c60569bf8b3e0abe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),y)
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mbig-endian
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__ARMEB__
 AS		+= -EB
 LD		+= -EB
 else
 KBUILD_CPPFLAGS	+= -mlittle-endian
+CHECKFLAGS	+= -D__ARMEL__
 AS		+= -EL
 LD		+= -EL
 endif