if test x$target_cpu = xpowerpc -o x$target_cpu = xmips; then
  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for options to get big-endian compilation], grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian, [
    grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian=no
    for cand in "-target $target_cpu -Wl,-EB" "-target $target_cpu" \
		"-target $target_cpu-linux-gnu -Wl,-EB" "-target $target_cpu-linux-gnu" \
		"-EB" "-mbig-endian"; do
      if test x"$grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian" != xno ; then
        break
      fi
      CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS $cand -Werror"
      AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER__) && defined(__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__) && (__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__ != __BYTE_ORDER__)
#error still little endian
#endif
asm (".globl start; start:");
asm (".globl _start; _start:");
asm (".globl __start; __start:");
void __main (void);
void __main (void) {}
int main (void);
]], [[]])],
		        [grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian="$cand"], [])
    done
  ])

  if test x"$grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian" = xno ; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([could not force big-endian])
  fi

  skip_linkflags="$(echo "$grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian"|sed 's@-Wl,-EB@@')"

  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS $skip_linkflags"
  TARGET_CPPFLAGS="$TARGET_CPPFLAGS $skip_linkflags"
  TARGET_CCASFLAGS="$TARGET_CCASFLAGS $skip_linkflags"
  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS $grub_cv_target_cc_big_endian"