diff --git a/arch/avr32/include/asm/byteorder.h b/arch/avr32/include/asm/byteorder.h
index 8e3af02..b7d6dd1 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/include/asm/byteorder.h
+++ b/arch/avr32/include/asm/byteorder.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-#define __BIG_ENDIAN
+#define __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 #define __SWAB_64_THRU_32__
 
 #ifdef __CHECKER__
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h
index 2988d29..8ad8a5b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/byteorder.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 
 #if defined(__MIPSEB__)
-# define __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 #elif defined(__MIPSEL__)
-# define __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+# define __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #else
 # error "MIPS, but neither __MIPSEB__, nor __MIPSEL__???"
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/byteorder.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/byteorder.h
index f5fa065..4aa5f1d 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/byteorder.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/byteorder.h
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
-# define __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+# define __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #else
-# define __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 #endif
 
 #define __SWAB_64_THRU_32__
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/byteorder.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/byteorder.h
index 5a70f13..5b8347e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/byteorder.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/byteorder.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <asm/asi.h>
 
-#define __BIG_ENDIAN
+#define __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPARC32
 #define __SWAB_64_THRU_32__
diff --git a/include/linux/byteorder.h b/include/linux/byteorder.h
index 29f002d..3599fbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/byteorder.h
+++ b/include/linux/byteorder.h
@@ -4,33 +4,33 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/swab.h>
 
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) && defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
+#if defined(__KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN) && defined(__KERN_BIG_ENDIAN)
 # error Fix asm/byteorder.h to define one endianness
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) && !defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
+#if !defined(__KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN) && !defined(__KERN_BIG_ENDIAN)
 # error Fix asm/byteorder.h to define arch endianness
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
-# undef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
-# define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+# ifndef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#  define __LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+# endif
+# ifndef __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+#  define __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+# endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-# undef __BIG_ENDIAN
-# define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
+# ifndef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#  define __BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+# endif
+# ifndef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+#  define __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+# endif
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN) && !defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
-# define __LITTLE_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__BIG_ENDIAN) && !defined(__BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD)
-# define __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
-#endif
-
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 # define __le16_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u16)(__le16)(x))
 # define __le32_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u32)(__le32)(x))
 # define __le64_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u64)(__le64)(x))
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 # define __cpu_to_be64(x) ((__force __be64)__swab64(x))
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 # define __be16_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u16)(__be16)(x))
 # define __be32_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u32)(__be32)(x))
 # define __be64_to_cpu(x) ((__force __u64)(__be64)(x))
@@ -87,91 +87,91 @@
 
 static inline void __le16_to_cpus(__u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab16s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_le16s(__u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab16s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __le32_to_cpus(__u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab32s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_le32s(__u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab32s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __le64_to_cpus(__u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab64s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_le64s(__u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	__swab64s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __be16_to_cpus(__u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab16s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_be16s(__u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab16s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __be32_to_cpus(__u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab32s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_be32s(__u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab32s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __be64_to_cpus(__u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab64s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline void __cpu_to_be64s(__u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	__swab64s(p);
 #endif
 }
 
 static inline __u16 __le16_to_cpup(const __le16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u16)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab16p((__force __u16 *)p);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static inline __u16 __le16_to_cpup(const __le16 *p)
 
 static inline __u32 __le32_to_cpup(const __le32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u32)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab32p((__force __u32 *)p);
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static inline __u32 __le32_to_cpup(const __le32 *p)
 
 static inline __u64 __le64_to_cpup(const __le64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u64)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab64p((__force __u64 *)p);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static inline __u64 __le64_to_cpup(const __le64 *p)
 
 static inline __le16 __cpu_to_le16p(const __u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __le16)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __le16)__swab16p(p);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static inline __le16 __cpu_to_le16p(const __u16 *p)
 
 static inline __le32 __cpu_to_le32p(const __u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __le32)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __le32)__swab32p(p);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static inline __le32 __cpu_to_le32p(const __u32 *p)
 
 static inline __le64 __cpu_to_le64p(const __u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __le64)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __le64)__swab64p(p);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static inline __le64 __cpu_to_le64p(const __u64 *p)
 
 static inline __u16 __be16_to_cpup(const __be16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u16)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab16p((__force __u16 *)p);
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static inline __u16 __be16_to_cpup(const __be16 *p)
 
 static inline __u32 __be32_to_cpup(const __be32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u32)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab32p((__force __u32 *)p);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static inline __u32 __be32_to_cpup(const __be32 *p)
 
 static inline __u64 __be64_to_cpup(const __be64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __u64)*p;
 #else
 	return __swab64p((__force __u64 *)p);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static inline __u64 __be64_to_cpup(const __be64 *p)
 
 static inline __be16 __cpu_to_be16p(const __u16 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __be16)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __be16)__swab16p(p);
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static inline __be16 __cpu_to_be16p(const __u16 *p)
 
 static inline __be32 __cpu_to_be32p(const __u32 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __be32)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __be32)__swab32p(p);
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static inline __be32 __cpu_to_be32p(const __u32 *p)
 
 static inline __be64 __cpu_to_be64p(const __u64 *p)
 {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+#ifdef __KERN_BIG_ENDIAN
 	return (__force __be64)*p;
 #else
 	return (__force __be64)__swab64p(p);
