diff --git a/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk b/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
index 54a0fa8456..334048cd4f 100644
--- a/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
+++ b/target/cramfs/cramfs.mk
@@ -39,24 +39,10 @@ cramfs-dirclean:
 # Build the cramfs root filesystem image
 #
 #############################################################
+ifeq ($(BR2_ENDIAN),"BIG")
+CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
+else
 CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-l
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_armeb)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_mips)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_powerpc)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sh3eb)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sh4eb)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sparc)),y)
-CRAMFS_ENDIANNESS=-b
 endif
 
 CRAMFS_TARGET=$(IMAGE).cramfs
diff --git a/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk b/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
index 515153a0a2..c9eb743276 100644
--- a/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
+++ b/target/squashfs/squashfsroot.mk
@@ -35,24 +35,10 @@ squashfs-dirclean:
 # Build the squashfs root filesystem image
 #
 #############################################################
+ifeq ($(BR2_ENDIAN),"BIG")
+SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
+else
 SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-le
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_armeb)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_mips)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_powerpc)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sh3eb)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sh4eb)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
-endif
-ifeq ($(strip $(BR2_sparc)),y)
-SQUASHFS_ENDIANNESS=-be
 endif
 
 SQUASHFS_TARGET:=$(IMAGE).squashfs