# define makedev(major, minor) ((((unsigned int) (major)) << 8) \
| ((unsigned int) (minor)))
#else
-# define major(dev) (((dev).__val[0] >> 8) & 0xff)
-# define minor(dev) ((dev).__val[0] & 0xff)
-# define makedev(major, minor) { ((((unsigned int) (major)) << 8) \
- | ((unsigned int) (minor))), 0 }
+/* We need to know the word order here. This assumes that the word order
+ is consistent with the byte order. */
+# include <endian.h>
+# if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN
+# define major(dev) (((dev).__val[1] >> 8) & 0xff)
+# define minor(dev) ((dev).__val[1] & 0xff)
+# define makedev(major, minor) { 0, ((((unsigned int) (major)) << 8) \
+ | ((unsigned int) (minor))) }
+# else
+# define major(dev) (((dev).__val[0] >> 8) & 0xff)
+# define minor(dev) ((dev).__val[0] & 0xff)
+# define makedev(major, minor) { ((((unsigned int) (major)) << 8) \
+ | ((unsigned int) (minor))), 0 }
+# endif
#endif
#endif /* sys/sysmacros.h */