diff --git a/aac.c b/aac.c
index e3742ee8b..4f942ac2e 100644
--- a/aac.c
+++ b/aac.c
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ static int aac_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 	/*NeAACDecInitDRM(priv->decoder, priv->sample_rate, priv->channels);*/
 
 	ip_data->sf = sf_rate(priv->sample_rate) | sf_channels(priv->channels) | sf_bits(16) | sf_signed(1);
-#if defined(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	aac_get_channel_map(ip_data);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/cdio.c b/cdio.c
index 49dad040f..ff70cda23 100644
--- a/cdio.c
+++ b/cdio.c
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ static int libcdio_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 
 	ip_data->private = priv;
 	ip_data->sf = sf_bits(16) | sf_rate(44100) | sf_channels(2) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 
 end:
 	free(disc_id);
diff --git a/ffmpeg.c b/ffmpeg.c
index a2402b07a..d6c9c518f 100644
--- a/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/ffmpeg.c
@@ -327,9 +327,7 @@ static int ffmpeg_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 		break;
 	}
 	swr_init(swr);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 #if (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT > ((52<<16)+(1<<8)+0))
 	channel_layout = cc->channel_layout;
 #endif
diff --git a/mikmod.c b/mikmod.c
index 3408ba466..fdd603532 100644
--- a/mikmod.c
+++ b/mikmod.c
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ static int mik_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 
 	ip_data->private = priv;
 	ip_data->sf = sf_bits(16) | sf_rate(44100) | sf_channels(2) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	channel_map_init_stereo(ip_data->channel_map);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/modplug.c b/modplug.c
index e0e443a8a..7ca94bc04 100644
--- a/modplug.c
+++ b/modplug.c
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ static int mod_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 
 	ip_data->private = priv;
 	ip_data->sf = sf_bits(16) | sf_rate(44100) | sf_channels(2) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	channel_map_init_stereo(ip_data->channel_map);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/mp4.c b/mp4.c
index cfc7935b9..028f31f0d 100644
--- a/mp4.c
+++ b/mp4.c
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ static int mp4_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 	d_print("sample rate %luhz, channels %u\n", priv->sample_rate, priv->channels);
 
 	ip_data->sf = sf_rate(priv->sample_rate) | sf_channels(priv->channels) | sf_bits(16) | sf_signed(1);
-#if defined(WORDS_BIGENDIAN)
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	mp4_get_channel_map(ip_data);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/opus.c b/opus.c
index b1d6c599b..b9186abb7 100644
--- a/opus.c
+++ b/opus.c
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ static int opus_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 		| sf_channels(CHANNELS)
 		| sf_bits(16)
 		| sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/player.c b/player.c
index fba716f05..f35c36ff6 100644
--- a/player.c
+++ b/player.c
@@ -146,9 +146,7 @@ static void set_buffer_sf(void)
 	if (sf_get_channels(buffer_sf) <= 2 && sf_get_bits(buffer_sf) <= 16) {
 		buffer_sf &= SF_RATE_MASK;
 		buffer_sf |= sf_channels(2) | sf_bits(16) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-		buffer_sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+		buffer_sf |= sf_host_endian();
 		channel_map_init_stereo(buffer_channel_map);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sf.h b/sf.h
index bdae0821b..c3c11fc60 100644
--- a/sf.h
+++ b/sf.h
@@ -47,11 +47,16 @@ typedef unsigned int sample_format_t;
 #define sf_get_rate(sf)		(((sf) & SF_RATE_MASK     ) >> SF_RATE_SHIFT)
 #define sf_get_channels(sf)	(((sf) & SF_CHANNELS_MASK ) >> SF_CHANNELS_SHIFT)
 
-#define sf_bigendian(val)	(((val) << SF_BIGENDIAN_SHIFT) & SF_BIGENDIAN_MASK)
 #define sf_signed(val)		(((val) << SF_SIGNED_SHIFT   ) & SF_SIGNED_MASK)
 #define sf_bits(val)		(((val) << SF_BITS_SHIFT     ) & SF_BITS_MASK)
 #define sf_rate(val)		(((val) << SF_RATE_SHIFT     ) & SF_RATE_MASK)
 #define sf_channels(val)	(((val) << SF_CHANNELS_SHIFT ) & SF_CHANNELS_MASK)
+#define sf_bigendian(val)	(((val) << SF_BIGENDIAN_SHIFT) & SF_BIGENDIAN_MASK)
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+#	define sf_host_endian()	sf_bigendian(1)
+#else
+#	define sf_host_endian()	sf_bigendian(0)
+#endif
 
 #define sf_get_sample_size(sf)	(sf_get_bits((sf)) >> 3)
 #define sf_get_frame_size(sf)	(sf_get_sample_size((sf)) * sf_get_channels((sf)))
diff --git a/vorbis.c b/vorbis.c
index 23f6db104..1b0668c09 100644
--- a/vorbis.c
+++ b/vorbis.c
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ static int vorbis_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 
 	vi = ov_info(&priv->vf, -1);
 	ip_data->sf = sf_rate(vi->rate) | sf_channels(vi->channels) | sf_bits(16) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	channel_map_init_vorbis(vi->channels, ip_data->channel_map);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/vtx.c b/vtx.c
index ab3adc342..320a74a4e 100644
--- a/vtx.c
+++ b/vtx.c
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ static int vtx_open(struct input_plugin_data *ip_data)
 	ayemu_set_stereo(&priv->ay, priv->vtx->stereo, NULL);
 
 	ip_data->sf = sf_bits(bits) | sf_rate(sample_rate) | sf_channels(channels) | sf_signed(1);
-#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
-	ip_data->sf |= sf_bigendian(1);
-#endif
+	ip_data->sf |= sf_host_endian();
 	channel_map_init_stereo(ip_data->channel_map);
 
 	priv->pos = 0;