diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h b/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
index 86fa7a71336a..bb2554f7fbd1 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/aio_abi.h
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ struct io_event {
 	__s64		res2;		/* secondary result */
 };
 
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER) ? __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN : defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
 #define PADDED(x,y)	x, y
-#elif defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
+#elif defined(__BYTE_ORDER) ? __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN : defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
 #define PADDED(x,y)	y, x
 #else
 #error edit for your odd byteorder.