diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index a284d7fbc97f791ecf11fddfd9a24efd5d9d1df1..0f4344e6fbca99f621daf6776811d1538e1e69af 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ LDEMULATION	:= lppc
 GNUTARGET	:= powerpcle
 MULTIPLEWORD	:= -mno-multiple
 else
+ifeq ($(call cc-option-yn,-mbig-endian),y)
 override CC	+= -mbig-endian
 override AS	+= -mbig-endian
+endif
 override LD	+= -EB
 LDEMULATION	:= ppc
 GNUTARGET	:= powerpc