diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6c3344405..8cd29d75e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([\
     attr/xattr.h \
     byteswap.h \
     endian.h \
+    sys/endian.h \
     errno.h \
     linux/fs.h \
     linux/raid/md_u.h \
diff --git a/daemon/journal.c b/daemon/journal.c
index 3fd21355d..a2a1c734b 100644
--- a/daemon/journal.c
+++ b/daemon/journal.c
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_ENDIAN_H
 #include <endian.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H
+#include <sys/endian.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "guestfs_protocol.h"
 #include "daemon.h"
diff --git a/src/inspect-apps.c b/src/inspect-apps.c
index a77e9ce68..b62b432d5 100644
--- a/src/inspect-apps.c
+++ b/src/inspect-apps.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ENDIAN_H
 #include <endian.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H
+#include <sys/endian.h>
+#endif
 
 /* be32toh is usually a macro definend in <endian.h>, but it might be
  * a function in some system so check both, and if neither is defined
diff --git a/src/inspect-fs-windows.c b/src/inspect-fs-windows.c
index 20e4d7ff6..6d430d17c 100644
--- a/src/inspect-fs-windows.c
+++ b/src/inspect-fs-windows.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ENDIAN_H
 #include <endian.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H
+#include <sys/endian.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <pcre.h>
 
diff --git a/src/journal.c b/src/journal.c
index 61ab352ad..10700674d 100644
--- a/src/journal.c
+++ b/src/journal.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_ENDIAN_H
 #include <endian.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_ENDIAN_H
+#include <sys/endian.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "full-read.h"