diff --git a/xs/src/admesh/portable_endian.h b/xs/src/admesh/portable_endian.h
index f980de82a..6853a0c93 100644
--- a/xs/src/admesh/portable_endian.h
+++ b/xs/src/admesh/portable_endian.h
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
 #	define __LITTLE_ENDIAN LITTLE_ENDIAN
 #	define __PDP_ENDIAN    PDP_ENDIAN
 
-#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 
 #	include <sys/endian.h>
 
-#elif defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
 
 #	include <sys/endian.h>