diff --git a/arch/mips/functions b/arch/mips/functions
index 91a1d9a9..4bf0501d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/functions
+++ b/arch/mips/functions
@@ -3,4 +3,10 @@
 CT_DoArchValues() {
     # The architecture part of the tuple:
     CT_TARGET_ARCH="${CT_ARCH}${target_endian_el}"
+
+    # Override CFLAGS for endianness:
+    case "${CT_ARCH_BE},${CT_ARCH_LE}" in
+        y,) CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-EB";;
+        ,y) CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-EL";;
+    esac
 }
diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index 64f28bd9..547fb667 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ CT_DoBuildTargetTuple() {
     CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS="${CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS} ${CT_ARCH_TUNE_CFLAG}"
     CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS="${CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS} ${CT_ARCH_FPU_CFLAG}"
     CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS="${CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS} ${CT_ARCH_FLOAT_CFLAG}"
+    CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS="${CT_ARCH_TARGET_CFLAGS} ${CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG}"
 }
 
 # This function does pause the build until the user strikes "Return"