diff --git a/make-config.sh b/make-config.sh
index 60f9fc0..00da0ef 100644
--- a/make-config.sh
+++ b/make-config.sh
@@ -583,12 +583,6 @@ elif [ "$sbcl_arch" = "mips" ]; then
     printf ' :stack-allocatable-closures :stack-allocatable-vectors' >> $ltf
     printf ' :stack-allocatable-lists :stack-allocatable-fixed-objects' >> $ltf
     printf ' :alien-callbacks' >> $ltf
-    # Use a little C program to try to guess the endianness.  Ware
-    # cross-compilers!
-    #
-    # FIXME: integrate to grovel-features, mayhaps
-    $GNUMAKE -C tools-for-build determine-endianness -I ../src/runtime
-    tools-for-build/determine-endianness >> $ltf
 elif [ "$sbcl_arch" = "ppc" ]; then
     printf ' :gencgc :stack-allocatable-closures :stack-allocatable-lists' >> $ltf
     printf ' :linkage-table :raw-instance-init-vops :memory-barrier-vops' >> $ltf
@@ -635,6 +629,13 @@ else
     echo > /dev/null
 fi
 
+# Use a little C program to try to guess the endianness.  Ware
+# cross-compilers!
+#
+# FIXME: integrate to grovel-features, mayhaps
+$GNUMAKE -C tools-for-build determine-endianness -I ../src/runtime
+tools-for-build/determine-endianness >> $ltf
+
 export sbcl_os sbcl_arch
 sh tools-for-build/grovel-features.sh >> $ltf
 
diff --git a/tools-for-build/determine-endianness.c b/tools-for-build/determine-endianness.c
index b59d2ed..8c502f5 100644
--- a/tools-for-build/determine-endianness.c
+++ b/tools-for-build/determine-endianness.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
     char *bar = (char *) &foo;
     switch(*bar) {
     case ' ':
-        /* Do nothing */
+        printf(" :big-endian");
         break;
     case '#':
         printf(" :little-endian");