diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h b/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
index ee753536ab70..fe1a5406d4d9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
@@ -145,16 +145,18 @@ typedef struct mdp_superblock_s {
 	__u32 failed_disks;	/*  4 Number of failed disks		      */
 	__u32 spare_disks;	/*  5 Number of spare disks		      */
 	__u32 sb_csum;		/*  6 checksum of the whole superblock        */
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER) ? __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN : defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
 	__u32 events_hi;	/*  7 high-order of superblock update count   */
 	__u32 events_lo;	/*  8 low-order of superblock update count    */
 	__u32 cp_events_hi;	/*  9 high-order of checkpoint update count   */
 	__u32 cp_events_lo;	/* 10 low-order of checkpoint update count    */
-#else
+#elif defined(__BYTE_ORDER) ? __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN : defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
 	__u32 events_lo;	/*  7 low-order of superblock update count    */
 	__u32 events_hi;	/*  8 high-order of superblock update count   */
 	__u32 cp_events_lo;	/*  9 low-order of checkpoint update count    */
 	__u32 cp_events_hi;	/* 10 high-order of checkpoint update count   */
+#else
+#error unspecified endianness
 #endif
 	__u32 recovery_cp;	/* 11 recovery checkpoint sector count	      */
 	/* There are only valid for minor_version > 90 */