diff --git a/runtime/src/main/cpp/dtoa/hycomp.h b/runtime/src/main/cpp/dtoa/hycomp.h
index 994b49ac27a..9d41319a6a9 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/cpp/dtoa/hycomp.h
+++ b/runtime/src/main/cpp/dtoa/hycomp.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long U_64;
 
 #endif
 
-#if defined(HYS390X) || defined(HYS390) || defined(HYPPC64) || defined(HYPPC32)
+#if defined(HYS390X) || defined(HYS390) || defined(HYPPC64) || defined(HYPPC32) || defined(__MIPSEB__)
 #define HY_BIG_ENDIAN
 #else
 #define HY_LITTLE_ENDIAN