diff --git a/src/ByteBuffer.cpp b/src/ByteBuffer.cpp
index 64b31c60b..96556bf61 100644
--- a/src/ByteBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/ByteBuffer.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 )
 	#define IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #elif ( \
-	defined (__ARMEB__) || defined(__sparc) \
+	defined (__ARMEB__) || defined(__sparc) || defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__POWERPC__) \
 )
 	#define IS_BIG_ENDIAN
 #else