diff --git a/arch/arc/config.mk b/arch/arc/config.mk
index 3e75e60..f1e81b6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arc/config.mk
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 ARC_CROSS_COMPILE := arc-buildroot-linux-uclibc-
+PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EL
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mlittle-endian
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SYS_BIG_ENDIAN
 ARC_CROSS_COMPILE := arceb-buildroot-linux-uclibc-
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS += -EB
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mbig-endian
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)