diff --git a/hw/arm/gumstix.c b/hw/arm/gumstix.c
index f26a0e8010..3a4bc332c4 100644
--- a/hw/arm/gumstix.c
+++ b/hw/arm/gumstix.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static void connex_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     PXA2xxState *cpu;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
-    int be;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
 
     uint32_t connex_rom = 0x01000000;
@@ -66,14 +65,9 @@ static void connex_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    be = 1;
-#else
-    be = 0;
-#endif
     if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "connext.rom", connex_rom,
                                dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               sector_len, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
+                               sector_len, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
         error_report("Error registering flash memory");
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -87,7 +81,6 @@ static void verdex_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     PXA2xxState *cpu;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
-    int be;
     MemoryRegion *address_space_mem = get_system_memory();
 
     uint32_t verdex_rom = 0x02000000;
@@ -102,14 +95,9 @@ static void verdex_init(MachineState *machine)
         exit(1);
     }
 
-#ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-    be = 1;
-#else
-    be = 0;
-#endif
     if (!pflash_cfi01_register(0x00000000, "verdex.rom", verdex_rom,
                                dinfo ? blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo) : NULL,
-                               sector_len, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, be)) {
+                               sector_len, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)) {
         error_report("Error registering flash memory");
         exit(1);
     }