diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/Makefile.inc
index d7ed8a821806..f797dc71b12e 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/Makefile.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DLONG_TYPE_SIZE=${LONG_TYPE_SIZE}
 CFLAGS+=	-DCROSS_COMPILE
 .endif
 
+.if ${TARGET_ARCH} == "mips" && !defined(TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN)
+CFLAGS += -DTARGET_ENDIAN_DEFAULT=0
+.endif
+
 .if defined(WANT_FORCE_OPTIMIZATION_DOWNGRADE)
 CFLAGS+= -DFORCE_OPTIMIZATION_DOWNGRADE=${WANT_FORCE_OPTIMIZATION_DOWNGRADE}
 .endif