diff --git a/src/image.cpp b/src/image.cpp
index bc18d3c7c9..26ad9ef076 100644
--- a/src/image.cpp
+++ b/src/image.cpp
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ bool Image::isPrintICC(uint16_t type, Exiv2::PrintStructureOption option) {
 }
 
 bool Image::isBigEndianPlatform() {
-#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER)
-#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+  return false;
+#else
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && defined(__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
   return true;
 #else
   return false;
@@ -182,9 +185,14 @@ bool Image::isBigEndianPlatform() {
 
   return e.c[0] != 0;
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 bool Image::isLittleEndianPlatform() {
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+  return true;
+#else
   return !isBigEndianPlatform();
+#endif
 }
 
 uint64_t Image::byteSwap(uint64_t value, bool bSwap) {