diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index 46955a8f..2f15e3c8 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -950,13 +950,15 @@ CT_DoConfigSub() {
 # sample saving sequence.
 CT_DoBuildTargetTuple() {
     # Set the endianness suffix, and the default endianness gcc option
-    case "${CT_ARCH_BE},${CT_ARCH_LE}" in
-        y,) target_endian_eb=eb
+    case "${CT_ARCH_ENDIAN}" in
+        big)
+            target_endian_eb=eb
             target_endian_el=
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-mbig-endian"
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-EB"
             ;;
-        ,y) target_endian_eb=
+        little)
+            target_endian_eb=
             target_endian_el=el
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_CFLAG="-mlittle-endian"
             CT_ARCH_ENDIAN_LDFLAG="-EL"