diff --git a/MagickCore/quantum.c b/MagickCore/quantum.c
index 5950dcb..fda3ce7 100644
--- a/MagickCore/quantum.c
+++ b/MagickCore/quantum.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
   status=SetQuantumDepth(image,quantum_info,image->depth);
   if (status == MagickFalse)
     quantum_info=DestroyQuantumInfo(quantum_info);
+  quantum_info->endian=image->endian;
   return(quantum_info);
 }