diff --git a/tools/usb/ffs-test.c b/tools/usb/ffs-test.c
index 95dd14648ba5..0f395dfb7774 100644
--- a/tools/usb/ffs-test.c
+++ b/tools/usb/ffs-test.c
@@ -44,12 +44,25 @@
 
 /******************** Little Endian Handling ********************************/
 
-#define cpu_to_le16(x)  htole16(x)
-#define cpu_to_le32(x)  htole32(x)
+/*
+ * cpu_to_le16/32 are used when initializing structures, a context where a
+ * function call is not allowed. To solve this, we code cpu_to_le16/32 in a way
+ * that allows them to be used when initializing structures.
+ */
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#define cpu_to_le16(x)  (x)
+#define cpu_to_le32(x)  (x)
+#else
+#define cpu_to_le16(x)  ((((x) >> 8) & 0xffu) | (((x) & 0xffu) << 8))
+#define cpu_to_le32(x)  \
+	((((x) & 0xff000000u) >> 24) | (((x) & 0x00ff0000u) >>  8) | \
+	(((x) & 0x0000ff00u) <<  8) | (((x) & 0x000000ffu) << 24))
+#endif
+
 #define le32_to_cpu(x)  le32toh(x)
 #define le16_to_cpu(x)  le16toh(x)
 
-
 /******************** Messages and Errors ***********************************/
 
 static const char argv0[] = "ffs-test";