diff --git a/plugins/snappy/snappy-stubs-public.h.in b/plugins/snappy/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
index fa22d54..08ebbcb 100644
--- a/plugins/snappy/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
+++ b/plugins/snappy/snappy-stubs-public.h.in
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@
 #define SNAPPY_VERSION \
     ((SNAPPY_MAJOR << 16) | (SNAPPY_MINOR << 8) | SNAPPY_PATCHLEVEL)
 
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+#  if !defined(BYTE_ORDER)
+#    include <libkern/OSByteOrder.h>
+#  elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__bsdi__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+#    include <sys/endian.h>
+#  else
+#    include <endian.h>
+#  endif
+#  if defined(BYTE_ORDER) && (BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN)
+#    define WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+#  endif
+#endif
+
 #include <string>
 
 namespace snappy {