diff --git a/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.md b/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.md
index 6f5cbc541d8..8a119038ba1 100644
--- a/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.md
+++ b/gcc/config/xtensa/xtensa.md
@@ -799,11 +799,14 @@
 	 because of offering further optimization opportunities.  */
       if (register_operand (operands[0], DImode))
 	{
-	  rtx first, second;
+	  rtx lowpart, highpart;
 
-	  split_double (operands[1], &first, &second);
-	  emit_insn (gen_movsi (gen_lowpart (SImode, operands[0]), first));
-	  emit_insn (gen_movsi (gen_highpart (SImode, operands[0]), second));
+	  if (TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN)
+	    split_double (operands[1], &highpart, &lowpart);
+	  else
+	    split_double (operands[1], &lowpart, &highpart);
+	  emit_insn (gen_movsi (gen_lowpart (SImode, operands[0]), lowpart));
+	  emit_insn (gen_movsi (gen_highpart (SImode, operands[0]), highpart));
 	  DONE;
 	}