diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.endian.mk b/share/mk/bsd.endian.mk
index 6c321798b0a..56aa0cfec3d 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.endian.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.endian.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "amd64" || \
     ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386" || \
     ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "ia64" || \
-    (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm" && !defined(ARM_BIG_ENDIAN))
+    (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "arm" && !defined(TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN))
 TARGET_ENDIANNESS= 1234
 .elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc" || \
     ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "sparc64" || \