diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
index 3d0878fac7df..a1b7637dce31 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/brcmfmac/Makefile
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ DHDOFILES = \
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BRCMFMAC) += brcmfmac.o
 brcmfmac-objs += $(DHDOFILES)
+ccflags-y += -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__