diff --git a/src/lj_arch.h b/src/lj_arch.h
index e04c4ee9..13292f64 100644
--- a/src/lj_arch.h
+++ b/src/lj_arch.h
@@ -339,12 +339,21 @@
 #if defined(_SOFT_FLOAT) || defined(_SOFT_DOUBLE)
 #error "No support for PowerPC CPUs without double-precision FPU"
 #endif
-#if defined(_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-#error "No support for little-endian PowerPC"
+
+#if defined(_BYTE_ORDER) && defined(_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+# if (_BYTE_ORDER == _LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+#  error "No support for little-endian PowerPC"
+# endif
+#else
+# if defined(_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+#  error "No support for little-endian PowerPC"
+# endif
 #endif
+
 #if defined(_LP64)
 #error "No support for PowerPC 64 bit mode"
 #endif
+
 #elif LJ_TARGET_MIPS
 #if defined(__mips_soft_float)
 #error "No support for MIPS CPUs without FPU"