1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index 56e1d42a5796..056aae597123 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ cflags-y			+= $(call cc-option, -finline-limit=100000)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux                 += -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
 MODFLAGS                        += -mlong-calls
 
+#
+# We explicitly add the endianness specifier if needed, this allows
+# to compile kernels with a toolchain for the other endianness. We
+# carefully avoid to add it redundantly because gcc 3.3/3.4 complains
+# when fed the toolchain default!
+#
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN)         += $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips*el-linux*' && echo -EB)
+cflags-$(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)      += $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine |grep -q 'mips*el-linux*' || echo -EL)
+
 cflags-$(CONFIG_SB1XXX_CORELIS) += -mno-sched-prolog -fno-omit-frame-pointer
 
 #