--- src/Makefile	2007-01-26 03:20:06.000000000 -0600
+++ src/Makefile	2007-02-06 20:37:41.000000000 -0600
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
 LIBS3=-lstdc++ ./libespeak.so
 
 CXXFLAGS=-O2
-ifeq ($(shell uname -m), ppc)
-	CXXFLAGS += -D ARCH_BIG
-endif
 
 
 all: $(BIN_NAME) $(LIB_NAME) $(BIN2_NAME)
--- src/speech.h	2007-01-26 03:11:59.000000000 -0600
+++ src/speech.h	2007-02-06 20:41:11.000000000 -0600
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
  *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 // conditional compilation options
 
 
+#if defined(BYTE_ORDER) && BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN
+#define ARCH_BIG
+#endif
+ 
 #define PLATFORM_POSIX
 #define PATHSEP  '/'
 #define USE_PORTAUDIO