diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index b07909850f77..08504e75b2c7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ extern void xmon_leave(void);
 #define REG		"%.8lx"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+#define GETWORD(v)	(((v)[3] << 24) + ((v)[2] << 16) + ((v)[1] << 8) + (v)[0])
+#else
 #define GETWORD(v)	(((v)[0] << 24) + ((v)[1] << 16) + ((v)[2] << 8) + (v)[3])
+#endif
 
 #define isxdigit(c)	(('0' <= (c) && (c) <= '9') \
 			 || ('a' <= (c) && (c) <= 'f') \