diff --git a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
index 995a579222..e9adc2f57a 100644
--- a/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
+++ b/hw/microblaze/petalogix_ml605_mmu.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static void machine_cpu_reset(MicroBlazeCPU *cpu)
 
     env->pvr.regs[10] = 0x0e000000; /* virtex 6 */
     /* setup pvr to match kernel setting */
-    env->pvr.regs[0] |= PVR0_ENDI;
     env->pvr.regs[0] = (env->pvr.regs[0] & ~PVR0_VERSION_MASK) | (0x14 << 8);
     env->pvr.regs[4] = 0xc56b8000;
     env->pvr.regs[5] = 0xc56be000;
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ petalogix_ml605_init(MachineState *machine)
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), 1, "use-fpu", &error_abort);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "dcache-writeback",
                              &error_abort);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "endianness", &error_abort);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &error_abort);
 
     /* Attach emulated BRAM through the LMB.  */
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h b/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h
index 3b6165d21a..d1d814b73e 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef struct MicroBlazeCPU {
         uint8_t use_fpu;
         bool use_mmu;
         bool dcache_writeback;
+        bool endi;
     } cfg;
 
     CPUMBState env;
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu.c b/target-microblaze/cpu.c
index 92c51a043e..8429275b51 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ static void mb_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     env->pvr.regs[0] |= (cpu->cfg.stackprot ? PVR0_SPROT_MASK : 0) |
                         (cpu->cfg.use_fpu ? PVR0_USE_FPU_MASK : 0) |
-                        (cpu->cfg.use_mmu ? PVR0_USE_MMU_MASK : 0);
+                        (cpu->cfg.use_mmu ? PVR0_USE_MMU_MASK : 0) |
+                        (cpu->cfg.endi ? PVR0_ENDI_MASK : 0);
 
     env->pvr.regs[2] |= (cpu->cfg.use_fpu ? PVR2_USE_FPU_MASK : 0) |
                         (cpu->cfg.use_fpu > 1 ? PVR2_USE_FPU2_MASK : 0);
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ static Property mb_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("use-mmu", MicroBlazeCPU, cfg.use_mmu, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("dcache-writeback", MicroBlazeCPU, cfg.dcache_writeback,
                      false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("endianness", MicroBlazeCPU, cfg.endi, false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu.h b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
index 54e41e8721..0f82abd304 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ typedef struct CPUMBState CPUMBState;
 #define PVR0_USE_DCACHE_MASK            0x01000000
 #define PVR0_USE_MMU_MASK               0x00800000
 #define PVR0_USE_BTC			0x00400000
-#define PVR0_ENDI			0x00200000
+#define PVR0_ENDI_MASK                  0x00200000
 #define PVR0_FAULT			0x00100000
 #define PVR0_VERSION_MASK               0x0000FF00
 #define PVR0_USER1_MASK                 0x000000FF