diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
index 2d905c68a407..5425e011423e 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.cpu.mk
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ MACHINE_CPU = itanium
 . endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm" && defined(ARM_BIG_ENDIAN)
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm" && defined(TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN)
 CFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 LDFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 LD += -EB