diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1617ab5..68982ba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -874,6 +874,9 @@
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= $(call ld-option, -X,)
 endif
 
+# insure the checker run with the right endianness
+CHECKFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN),-mbig-endian,-mlittle-endian)
+
 # Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
 # KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the command line or
 # set in the environment