diff --git a/gcc/config/sh/t-sh b/gcc/config/sh/t-sh
index c2462a092d7..9d35d0c5607 100644
--- a/gcc/config/sh/t-sh
+++ b/gcc/config/sh/t-sh
@@ -19,10 +19,17 @@ lshrsi3.c: $(srcdir)/config/sh/lshrsi3.c
 	cp $(srcdir)/config/sh/lshrsi3.c lshrsi3.c
 
 dp-bit.c: $(srcdir)/config/fp-bit.c
-	cat $(srcdir)/config/fp-bit.c > dp-bit.c
+	echo '#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__' > dp-bit.c
+	echo '#define FLOAT_BIT_ORDER_MISMATCH' >>dp-bit.c
+	echo '#endif' 		>> dp-bit.c
+	cat $(srcdir)/config/fp-bit.c >> dp-bit.c
+
 
 fp-bit.c: $(srcdir)/config/fp-bit.c
 	echo '#define FLOAT' > fp-bit.c
+	echo '#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__' >> fp-bit.c
+	echo '#define FLOAT_BIT_ORDER_MISMATCH' >>fp-bit.c
+	echo '#endif' 		>> fp-bit.c
 	cat $(srcdir)/config/fp-bit.c >> fp-bit.c