diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/include/endian.h b/libc/arch-arm/include/endian.h
index 6de0889..7cba3b9 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/include/endian.h
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/include/endian.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #endif  /* __ARM_ARCH__ */
 #endif  /* __GNUC__ */
 
-#ifdef __ARMEB__
+#if defined(__ARMEB__)
 #define _BYTE_ORDER _BIG_ENDIAN
 #else
 #define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
diff --git a/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/_types.h b/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/_types.h
index 3e779ca..dbc4e9d 100644
--- a/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/_types.h
+++ b/libc/arch-arm/include/machine/_types.h
@@ -116,10 +116,4 @@
 typedef	void *			__wctrans_t;
 typedef	void *			__wctype_t;
 
-#ifdef __ARMEB__
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _BIG_ENDIAN
-#else
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#endif
-
 #endif	/* _ARM__TYPES_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/arch-mips/include/endian.h b/libc/arch-mips/include/endian.h
index 6d4ca4e..41a9004 100644
--- a/libc/arch-mips/include/endian.h
+++ b/libc/arch-mips/include/endian.h
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@
 #ifndef _MIPS64_ENDIAN_H_
 #define _MIPS64_ENDIAN_H_
 
-#if defined(__MIPSEL__)
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#endif
-#if defined(__MIPSEB__)
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _BIG_ENDIAN
-#endif
-
-#if !defined(_BYTE_ORDER) && !defined(lint)
-#error "__MIPSEL__ or __MIPSEB__ must be defined to define BYTE_ORDER!!!"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 
 #if defined(__mips_isa_rev) && (__mips_isa_rev >= 2)
@@ -69,9 +58,13 @@
 #endif  /* __mips32r2__ */
 #endif  /* __GNUC__ */
 
-
+#if defined(__MIPSEB__)
+#define _BYTE_ORDER _BIG_ENDIAN
+#else
+#define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
+#define __STRICT_ALIGNMENT
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/endian.h>
 
-#define	__STRICT_ALIGNMENT
-
 #endif /* _MIPS64_ENDIAN_H_ */
diff --git a/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/_types.h b/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/_types.h
index 1cc6c21..52ccdff 100644
--- a/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/_types.h
+++ b/libc/arch-mips/include/machine/_types.h
@@ -124,12 +124,6 @@
 typedef	void *			__wctrans_t;
 typedef	void *			__wctype_t;
 
-#ifdef __MIPSEB__
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _BIG_ENDIAN
-#else
-#define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#endif
-
 #if defined(_KERNEL)
 typedef struct label_t {
 	__register_t val[14];
diff --git a/libc/arch-x86/include/endian.h b/libc/arch-x86/include/endian.h
index 4a70536..e7ad257 100644
--- a/libc/arch-x86/include/endian.h
+++ b/libc/arch-x86/include/endian.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #endif	/* __GNUC__ */
 
 #define _BYTE_ORDER _LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/endian.h>
 
 #endif /* _I386_ENDIAN_H_ */