diff --git a/sysdeps/cris/bits/endian.h b/sysdeps/cris/bits/endian.h
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+++ b/sysdeps/cris/bits/endian.h
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+/* CRIS is little-endian.  */
+
+#ifndef _ENDIAN_H
+# error "Never use <bits/endian.h> directly; include <endian.h> instead."
+#endif
+
+#define __BYTE_ORDER __LITTLE_ENDIAN