diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index e84729b..1167a4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 # Copyright (C) 1995-2001 by Russell King
 
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux	:=-p --no-undefined -X
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8),y)
+LDFLAGS_vmlinux	+= --be8
+endif
 CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds = -DTEXT_OFFSET=$(TEXT_OFFSET)
 OBJCOPYFLAGS	:=-O binary -R .note -R .note.gnu.build-id -R .comment -S
 GZFLAGS		:=-9