diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 5814702..9cf1eeb 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -871,30 +871,36 @@ static void bswap_ehdr(struct elfhdr *ehdr)
     bswap16s(&ehdr->e_shstrndx);	/* Section header string table index */
 }
 
-static void bswap_phdr(struct elf_phdr *phdr)
+static void bswap_phdr(struct elf_phdr *phdr, int phnum)
 {
-    bswap32s(&phdr->p_type);		/* Segment type */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_offset);		/* Segment file offset */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_vaddr);		/* Segment virtual address */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_paddr);		/* Segment physical address */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_filesz);		/* Segment size in file */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_memsz);		/* Segment size in memory */
-    bswap32s(&phdr->p_flags);		/* Segment flags */
-    bswaptls(&phdr->p_align);		/* Segment alignment */
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < phnum; ++i, ++phdr) {
+        bswap32s(&phdr->p_type);	/* Segment type */
+        bswap32s(&phdr->p_flags);	/* Segment flags */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_offset);	/* Segment file offset */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_vaddr);	/* Segment virtual address */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_paddr);	/* Segment physical address */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_filesz);	/* Segment size in file */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_memsz);	/* Segment size in memory */
+        bswaptls(&phdr->p_align);	/* Segment alignment */
+    }
 }
 
-static void bswap_shdr(struct elf_shdr *shdr)
+static void bswap_shdr(struct elf_shdr *shdr, int shnum)
 {
-    bswap32s(&shdr->sh_name);
-    bswap32s(&shdr->sh_type);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_flags);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_addr);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_offset);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_size);
-    bswap32s(&shdr->sh_link);
-    bswap32s(&shdr->sh_info);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_addralign);
-    bswaptls(&shdr->sh_entsize);
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < shnum; ++i, ++shdr) {
+        bswap32s(&shdr->sh_name);
+        bswap32s(&shdr->sh_type);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_flags);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_addr);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_offset);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_size);
+        bswap32s(&shdr->sh_link);
+        bswap32s(&shdr->sh_info);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_addralign);
+        bswaptls(&shdr->sh_entsize);
+    }
 }
 
 static void bswap_sym(struct elf_sym *sym)
@@ -904,20 +910,15 @@ static void bswap_sym(struct elf_sym *sym)
     bswaptls(&sym->st_size);
     bswap16s(&sym->st_shndx);
 }
+#else
+static inline void bswap_ehdr(struct elfhdr *ehdr) { }
+static inline void bswap_phdr(struct elf_phdr *phdr, int phnum) { }
+static inline void bswap_shdr(struct elf_shdr *shdr, int shnum) { }
+static inline void bswap_sym(struct elf_sym *sym) { }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP
 static int elf_core_dump(int, const CPUState *);
-
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-static void bswap_note(struct elf_note *en)
-{
-    bswap32s(&en->n_namesz);
-    bswap32s(&en->n_descsz);
-    bswap32s(&en->n_type);
-}
-#endif /* BSWAP_NEEDED */
-
 #endif /* USE_ELF_CORE_DUMP */
 
 /*
@@ -1153,9 +1154,7 @@ static abi_ulong load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr * interp_elf_ex,
 
     error = 0;
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_ehdr(interp_elf_ex);
-#endif
     /* First of all, some simple consistency checks */
     if ((interp_elf_ex->e_type != ET_EXEC &&
          interp_elf_ex->e_type != ET_DYN) ||
@@ -1194,12 +1193,7 @@ static abi_ulong load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr * interp_elf_ex,
             exit(-1);
         }
     }
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-    eppnt = elf_phdata;
-    for (i=0; i<interp_elf_ex->e_phnum; i++, eppnt++) {
-        bswap_phdr(eppnt);
-    }
-#endif
+    bswap_phdr(elf_phdata, interp_elf_ex->e_phnum);
 
     if (interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN) {
         /* in order to avoid hardcoding the interpreter load
@@ -1323,9 +1317,7 @@ static void load_symbols(struct elfhdr *hdr, int fd)
     for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
         if (read(fd, &sechdr, sizeof(sechdr)) != sizeof(sechdr))
             return;
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-        bswap_shdr(&sechdr);
-#endif
+        bswap_shdr(&sechdr, 1);
         if (sechdr.sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
             symtab = sechdr;
             lseek(fd, hdr->e_shoff
@@ -1333,9 +1325,7 @@ static void load_symbols(struct elfhdr *hdr, int fd)
             if (read(fd, &strtab, sizeof(strtab))
                 != sizeof(strtab))
                 return;
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-            bswap_shdr(&strtab);
-#endif
+            bswap_shdr(&strtab, 1);
             goto found;
         }
     }
@@ -1359,9 +1349,7 @@ static void load_symbols(struct elfhdr *hdr, int fd)
 
     i = 0;
     while (i < nsyms) {
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
         bswap_sym(syms + i);
-#endif
         // Throw away entries which we do not need.
         if (syms[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF ||
             syms[i].st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE ||
@@ -1427,9 +1415,7 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct target_pt_regs * regs,
     load_addr = 0;
     load_bias = 0;
     elf_ex = *((struct elfhdr *) bprm->buf);          /* exec-header */
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_ehdr(&elf_ex);
-#endif
 
     /* First of all, some simple consistency checks */
     if ((elf_ex.e_type != ET_EXEC && elf_ex.e_type != ET_DYN) ||
@@ -1460,17 +1446,9 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct target_pt_regs * regs,
             exit(-1);
         }
     }
-
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-    elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
-    for (i=0; i<elf_ex.e_phnum; i++, elf_ppnt++) {
-        bswap_phdr(elf_ppnt);
-    }
-#endif
-    elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
+    bswap_phdr(elf_phdata, elf_ex.e_phnum);
 
     elf_brk = 0;
-
     elf_stack = ~((abi_ulong)0UL);
     elf_interpreter = NULL;
     start_code = ~((abi_ulong)0UL);
@@ -1479,6 +1457,7 @@ int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct target_pt_regs * regs,
     end_data = 0;
     interp_ex.a_info = 0;
 
+    elf_ppnt = elf_phdata;
     for(i=0;i < elf_ex.e_phnum; i++) {
 	if (elf_ppnt->p_type == PT_INTERP) {
 	    if ( elf_interpreter != NULL )
@@ -1964,9 +1943,6 @@ static int write_note(struct memelfnote *, int);
 static int write_note_info(struct elf_note_info *, int);
 
 #ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-static void bswap_prstatus(struct target_elf_prstatus *);
-static void bswap_psinfo(struct target_elf_prpsinfo *);
-
 static void bswap_prstatus(struct target_elf_prstatus *prstatus)
 {
     prstatus->pr_info.si_signo = tswapl(prstatus->pr_info.si_signo);
@@ -1994,6 +1970,17 @@ static void bswap_psinfo(struct target_elf_prpsinfo *psinfo)
     psinfo->pr_pgrp = tswap32(psinfo->pr_pgrp);
     psinfo->pr_sid = tswap32(psinfo->pr_sid);
 }
+
+static void bswap_note(struct elf_note *en)
+{
+    bswap32s(&en->n_namesz);
+    bswap32s(&en->n_descsz);
+    bswap32s(&en->n_type);
+}
+#else
+static inline void bswap_prstatus(struct target_elf_prstatus *p) { }
+static inline void bswap_psinfo(struct target_elf_prpsinfo *p) {}
+static inline void bswap_note(struct elf_note *en) { }
 #endif /* BSWAP_NEEDED */
 
 /*
@@ -2152,9 +2139,7 @@ static void fill_elf_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs, uint16_t machine,
     elf->e_phentsize = sizeof(struct elf_phdr);
     elf->e_phnum = segs;
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_ehdr(elf);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void fill_elf_note_phdr(struct elf_phdr *phdr, int sz, off_t offset)
@@ -2168,9 +2153,7 @@ static void fill_elf_note_phdr(struct elf_phdr *phdr, int sz, off_t offset)
     phdr->p_flags = 0;
     phdr->p_align = 0;
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
-    bswap_phdr(phdr);
-#endif
+    bswap_phdr(phdr, 1);
 }
 
 static size_t note_size(const struct memelfnote *note)
@@ -2188,9 +2171,7 @@ static void fill_prstatus(struct target_elf_prstatus *prstatus,
     prstatus->pr_pgrp = getpgrp();
     prstatus->pr_sid = getsid(0);
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_prstatus(prstatus);
-#endif
 }
 
 static int fill_psinfo(struct target_elf_prpsinfo *psinfo, const TaskState *ts)
@@ -2224,9 +2205,7 @@ static int fill_psinfo(struct target_elf_prpsinfo *psinfo, const TaskState *ts)
     free(base_filename);
     free(filename);
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_psinfo(psinfo);
-#endif
     return (0);
 }
 
@@ -2351,9 +2330,7 @@ static int write_note(struct memelfnote *men, int fd)
     en.n_type = men->type;
     en.n_descsz = men->datasz;
 
-#ifdef BSWAP_NEEDED
     bswap_note(&en);
-#endif
 
     if (dump_write(fd, &en, sizeof(en)) != 0)
         return (-1);
