diff --git a/include/asm-cris/byteorder.h b/include/asm-cris/byteorder.h
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+#ifndef _CRIS_BYTEORDER_H
+#define _CRIS_BYTEORDER_H
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+
+#include <asm/arch/byteorder.h>
+
+/* defines are necessary because the other files detect the presence
+ * of a defined __arch_swab32, not an inline
+ */
+
+#define __arch__swab32(x) ___arch__swab32(x)
+#define __arch__swab16(x) ___arch__swab16(x)
+
+#if !defined(__STRICT_ANSI__) || defined(__KERNEL__)
+#  define __BYTEORDER_HAS_U64__
+#  define __SWAB_64_THRU_32__
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __GNUC__ */
+
+#include <linux/byteorder/little_endian.h>
+
+#endif
+
+