diff --git a/lib/libc/arch/mips/gen/infinity.c b/lib/libc/arch/mips/gen/infinity.c
index 3cc4230954b9..528da5fe1b2f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/arch/mips/gen/infinity.c
+++ b/lib/libc/arch/mips/gen/infinity.c
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static char rcsid[] = "$Id: infinity.c,v 1.1 1995/01/18 01:27:24 mellon Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$Id: infinity.c,v 1.2 1995/06/28 02:18:21 jonathan Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 /* infinity.c */
 
 #include <math.h>
+#include <machine/endian.h>
 
 /* bytes for +Infinity on a MIPS */
+#if BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN
 char __infinity[] = { 0x7f, 0xf0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+#else
+char __infinity[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0xf0, 0x7f };
+#endif