diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f7b9b9d..5d05f5d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8897,7 +8897,7 @@ fi
 done
 
 
-
+if ! test "$LCMS_BIGENDIAN"; then
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for big endian" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for big endian... " >&6; }
 
@@ -8929,7 +8929,7 @@ fi
 rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
   conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
 fi
-
+fi
 
 if test "x$LCMS_BIGENDIAN" != "x0"; then
   LCMS_ENDIAN="-DUSE_BIG_ENDIAN=$LCMS_BIGENDIAN"