diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 93c93108e..3d803c109 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_DEFAULT], [test "$build_default" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([FONTLISTER_FONTCONFIG], [test "$build_darwin" != "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([FONTLISTER_FREETYPE], [test "$build_darwin" = "yes"])
 
+AC_C_BIGENDIAN(
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_BIG_ENDIAN], [1], [Big Endian]),
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LITTLE_ENDIAN], [1], [Little Endian]),
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DYNAMIC_ENDIAN], [1], [Unknown endian]),
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_UNIVERSAL_ENDIAN], [1], [Universal Endian (MAC Universal PPC/Intel Binaries, uses HAVE_DYNAMIC_ENDIAN)])
+)
+
 
 ########################
 # Configurable variables