diff --git a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
index 8b47ad248281..29d563f3232d 100644
--- a/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
+++ b/secure/lib/libcrypto/Makefile.inc
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DTERMIOS -DANSI_SOURCE
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LCRYPTO_SRC} -I${LCRYPTO_SRC}/crypto -I${.OBJDIR}
 CFLAGS+=	-DOPENSSL_THREADS -DDSO_DLFCN -DHAVE_DLFCN_H
 
+.include <bsd.endian.mk>
+
+.if ${TARGET_ENDIANNESS} == 1234
+CFLAGS+=-DL_ENDIAN
+.elif ${TARGET_ENDIANNESS} == 4321
+CFLAGS+=-DB_ENDIAN
+.endif
+
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64"
-CFLAGS+=-DL_ENDIAN -DOPENSSL_IA32_SSE2
+CFLAGS+=-DOPENSSL_IA32_SSE2
 CFLAGS+=-DAES_ASM -DBSAES_ASM -DVPAES_ASM
 CFLAGS+=-DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_MONT -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_MONT5 -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_GF2m
 CFLAGS+=-DMD5_ASM
@@ -22,7 +30,7 @@ CFLAGS+=-DGHASH_ASM
 CFLAGS+=-DSHA1_ASM -DSHA256_ASM -DSHA512_ASM
 CFLAGS+=-DWHIRLPOOL_ASM
 .elif ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "i386"
-CFLAGS+=-DL_ENDIAN -DOPENSSL_IA32_SSE2
+CFLAGS+=-DOPENSSL_IA32_SSE2
 CFLAGS+=-DAES_ASM -DVPAES_ASM
 CFLAGS+=-DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_PART_WORDS -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_MONT -DOPENSSL_BN_ASM_GF2m
 CFLAGS+=-DMD5_ASM