diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1f923f424b..956bbbbfe0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     alsa_asoundlib_h
     altivec_h
     arpa_inet_h
+    bigendian
     bswap
     closesocket
     cmov